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Compare and contrast the presentation of characters in ‘The Winter’s Tale’, ‘Hamlet’ and ‘The Magic Toyshop’. To what extent do they conform to the description of an amiable misanthrope?

Prince Hamlet, the eponymous character of Shakespeare’s Jacobean tragedy, derived from Saxo Grammaticus’ medieval epic ‘Amleth’, is described by William Hazlitt as the ‘most amiable of m...

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In what way is the eponymous figure in The Duchess of Malfi, a 'fully formed' character?

The most evident feature of the Duchess is her resistance to give in to her family’s attempts to constrain her: preventing her from wedding for a second time, which, as Schmiga points out[1], was well wit...

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‘Appetite – whether for power, knowledge or sex – is always a destructive force.’ In the light of this view, discuss ways in which writers present appetite. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text.

Both Christina Rossetti and John Webster explore how an unconstrained appetite results in suffering. Webster’s Ferdinand desires power over his sister’s sexuality, knowledge of her intimacies (he instruct...

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Analyse the ways in which Milton portrays Satan and Eve in lines 444-472 (Paradise Lost Book IX)

In this extract, Satan and Eve are diametrically opposed, as Milton presents Eve as being emblematic of innocence and goodness, which is contrary to the nefarious nature that Satan is shown to exhibit. By...

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Compare the presentation of ‘setting’ in 'The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories' by Angela Carter and 'Wide Sargasso Sea' by Jean Rhys.

You will want to begin your essay with an introduction. A possible introduction to this essay may be:The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories and Wide Sargasso Sea ad...

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