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Compare the significance of female protagonists in two of the texts that you have studied. One drama and one prose text.

Drama text: A Streetcar Named Desire Prose text: Mrs Dalloway In preparing to answer any question in an exam you must define your terms; in this case it would be outlining which of the female protagonists...

Answered by Katie F. English Literature tutor
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How do I approach an unseen poem in an exam?

When an unseen poem is presented to you in an exam, one of two things will happen. Either, a message or meaning of the poem will appear to jump out of the page at you, or, you will think – help! I have no...

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Other than re-reading the texts, how do I revise for the set texts portion of my English Literature exams?

For the set texts portion of your exam what you really want to be doing is making sure that you know the key themes and ideas in your set texts, how these themes do or do not change throughout the text, a...

Answered by Hanna H. English Literature tutor
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How does the moral lessons of 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee endure today?

Harper Lee's 'To Kill A Mockingbird' is set in the Alabama town of Maycomb in 1936, 40 years after the Supreme Court's notorious declaration of white and black races being 'separate but equal'. The 'sepa...

Answered by Prianca A. English Literature tutor
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How would I approach the comparison of two unseen poems?

Comparing unseen material under exam conditions can be challenging, which is why it is important to take the necessary time at the start to read through the poems more than once and pick out comparative p...

Answered by Megan T. English Literature tutor
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