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To gain your AO3 marks in a GCSE English exam, you must show your understanding of the context in which the text was written. To understand the established context of a piece of literature you need to ans...

(for the sake of this example, I will focus on one text - The Great Gatsby) Characters are moulded to embody the context of the novel in terms of ideals, standards and norms, creating vehicles for providi...

This is an example of a 25 mark AQA question. A typical answer would be around two to three pages long, and would thoroughly consider both sides of the argument, while continuing to present a sustained ju...

There is literal and metaphorical blindness omnipresent in this play. Shakespeare presents patriarchs clinging onto power in the characters of Lear and Gloucester; their desperation ultimately resulting i...

Memorising quotations is not a requirement for any English Literature paper. Paraphrasing the quotation is often sufficient.
In terms of critical quotations, memorising can be difficult but useful. ...