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A well structured essay opens with the author's intention; in the first paragraph, you outline what the following essay is about. For example, when comparing two poems, the opening paragraph will mention ...

Many components of the opening scene in King Lear introduce themes and issues that become apparent throughout the main plot of King Lear. One such component is the stress on the importance of language wit...

The comparative poetry aspect of the A level English Literature Edexcel exam can be quite tricky and in fact, if we look at the grade boundaries by unit we can see that the poetry paper has the lowest gra...

Approaching unseen poetry that you haven't been able to revise beforehand can seem daunting, but once you have a certain set of skills you'll be able to apply them to any text you come across! With practi...

During this extract Lady Macbeth can be seen as in control through her extensive use of imperatives such as "give me the daggers!" In this sentence Lady Macbeth is subverting the traditional fem...