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Dickens portrays both love and class, not only as prominent themes in Great Expectations but as two forces acting in opposition. Dickens shows this predominantly through the characterisation of Pip. Pip’s...

It is easy to view Hamlet’s mother Gertrude as ‘severely flawed’ due to the fact that she has married her late husband’s brother not two months after his death. This flaw manifests itself, as Rebecca Smit...

Written in 1950, Gormenghast by Marvyn Peake can be considered a modern Gothic text coming centauries after the birth of the Gothic genre and decades after the Victorian rival. Throughout this pa...

When revising for English Literature exams, it is crucial that you judiciously select the quotes that will get you the most mileage in an exam. Make a bank of 10-20 quotes for each text you study that you...

Both writers use the openings of their narratives to foreshadow the struggle that their protagonist will have to endure during their journey from youth to maturity. Bronte’s narrative decision to use symb...