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How do you write an essay on a character without just being descriptive?

I think there are two key points to this answer. Firstly, that though a question may just say 'discuss character X', what its really asking is 'how does character X develop' - its very rare to find a tota...

TD
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To what extent is Frankenstein by Mary Shelley a condemnation of transgression?

Frankenstein was written during the popularisation of Renaissance Humanism: a social movement in Europe that celebrated the power of man and moved away from religious beliefs. Shelley uses the character V...

RW
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Who is the intended audience in Christina Rossetti's poem, 'Goblin Market'?

I argue that Christina Rossetti's Victorian poem, 'Goblin Market', was written to deliver a moral message, containing feminist ideas, to children. Rossetti uses detailed imagery to engage her young audien...

BS
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How do I go about answering an essay question?

To answer an essay question you first need to decide what the question is actually asking - pay attention to the question words (explore, discuss, to what extent, how etc) and use this to choose how to a...

VL
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How do I time manage in an exam?

One word: plan. Again three times: plan, plan, plan. When approaching an exam, it is always helpful to attempt past questions. At first these need not be timed, as past exam papers are an excellent revisi...

AR
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