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To maximise your marks and get your point across quickly but effectively in an English essay, you should follow this simple rule for each paragraph: P.E.E.

1. Point – this is essentially ...

Essays for an English exam are best presented in the following format.  

1) Introduction: outline the points you will make in answer to the question, and some background information about...

To begin with, read the passage through, thoroughly. Read it once more.

Identify who is speaking, and to whom, along with any other characters who may be present. If you ca...

Curley's Wife is both significant as an accurate historical portrayal of women in 1930's America, and also as a substantive catalyst to the tragic events in the novels plot.

Firstly, I wi...

Throughout Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth, he explores various motifs in order to portray his underlying message to his audience, both Elizabethan/Jacobean and contemporary alike. The motifs that he imp...