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How should I successfully engage with literary criticism to gain higher marks in my A Level responses?

Many exam boards require the use of literary criticism in order to colour, shape and add direction to A Level responses. Higher scoring essays demonstrate an engagement as well as recognition of these sec...

Answered by Melissa J. English tutor
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How should I prepare for answering close reading questions on passages from Shakespeare?

While the more archaic language of quotations from Shakespeare may seem intimidating, there’s no need to panic. As with all close reading questions, it’s important to begin your approach to the passage by...

Answered by Rose A. English tutor
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'Using the speech in Act 1 Scene 7, explain how far you think Shakespeare presents Macbeth as an upstanding member of society'

Macbeth’s soliloquy in Act 1 Scene 7 consists entirely of an internal battle that Macbeth is having with himself based on the plan to murder Duncan. He is beginning to contemplate whether the advantages o...

Answered by Elena W. English tutor
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'Hamlet is a hero incapable of taking action.' Using you knowledge of the play as a whole, show how far you agree with this view of Hamlet.

It can be argued that Hamlet’s failure to take action is exemplified through his avowed intention to "put an antic disposition on" as a disguise for his real feelings and intentions. The hypocri...

Answered by Elena W. English tutor
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In what ways and to what ends does Thomas Hardy present the idea of fate in Tess of the d'Urbervilles?

In Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Thomas Hardy asks the reader to question whether or not Tess has any control over what happens in her life. At the beginning of the novel, Tess is punished for the death of P...

Answered by Alicia B. English tutor
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