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Don't be daunted. Unseen questions are there to test your close-reading rather than memory skills. This can be scary but it is also reassuring as you have everything you need in front of you to answer the...

Shakespeare's work can be a useful tool to help us better understand some of the issues we face today in modern culture. This is because many of Shakespeare's characters remain remarkably relevant today. ...

FIRST ENCOUNTER:  Poems don’t reveal themselves all at once.  In general, they yield their pleasures on repeated readings. ‘Live’ with a poem for some time; go back to it; let it s...

The first thing I tell students is when presented with a question, take time to plan. Do not start writing immediately - most of what you will produce won’t be much good. In a lesson, I provide students w...

Corruption refers to a break away from the normal and expected, and this explanation can certainly be seen throughout Shakespeare's tragedy of Hamlet.The death of King Hamlet immediately introduces the th...