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Dickens presents Scrooge as an outsider in this extract by the way he is described. He uses pathetic fallacy in the first paragraph to represent how Scrooge is ‘colder’ than anything weather can throw at ...

I would suggest that the student looks at 3 areas, form, structure and language. In terms of form, is it a poem, and if so, does it follow a particular rhyme and rhythm? Is it an extract from the novel, a...

The novel was proclaimed to be a 'cautionary tale' against Enlightenment desires for knowledge, including the scientific pursuit of new technologies. Frankenstein's scientific endeavours transgress the bo...

First things first: read the poem! And read it more than once! Don't expect to understand it when you first read it: you're not expected to. Read it once to get a general sense, then a second time for a b...

To regard Macbeth as a ‘butcher’ is far too restrictive a term for the complexity Shakespeare intended for his character. A ‘butcher’ is someone who kills in excess without remorse or proper reason, where...