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The surreal image of this place aids the clear portrayal of excessive wealth, prominent throughout, which is closely linked to the worshipping of luxury. For example, the "large, proud, rose-coloured...

A good way of tackling this can be to go against instinct and look at the form and structure of the text first, and what this might tell us about the poem, before we read to analyse the language and theme...

Both "The Handmaid's Tale" and "1984" are dystopian novels set in the near-future. The characters in each novel are subject to extreme supervision and control by the governments in pow...

Basic analysis, whilst providing the framework for a deeper investigation into your material, is less likely to be awarded highly by your examiner. Where basic analysis looks at the general themes and poi...

In Macbeth (1606), Shakespeare’s representation of gender both adheres to contemporary notions of gender roles and subverts them. Lady Macbeth and Macbeth’s actions are uncharacteristic in that o...