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Following on from the essay, here are notes which I have made on how to craft clear, substantial sentences for English Literature essays.  Checklist of writing point sentences: Introduction of quote in light of question; Purpose is to set in context of play background. Which character and which part of the play you are engaging with. §   What just happened? §   What will happen after the moment? Example: In the opening scene of the play, Tom asserts himself to be the “narrator of the the play”. Quotation, from the text ; should support the question. Analysis of the quote. Here, you have to engage with its meaning and literary devices used. Effect on audience; thinking how they will respond at the time when the play was released, and a modern-day audience. Reference to a critic, which might be appropriate only if it helps to answer the question, followed by your response to it. Here, you should also refer to the quotation again. Context, in terms of wider issues and

  Hello! As promised, I am uploading all my A2 English Literature essays. This is one which I did on William Shakespeare's Richard II, complete with comments from my teacher. Enjoy! In what ways, and with what effects, does Shakespeare present different attitudes to loyalty in the play?   Loyalty means giving or showing firm and constant support or allegiance to a person or institution. In Richard II, Shakespeare however, challenges the different attitudes towards loyalty and towards the methods by which it is obtained. He questions this aspect of the idea of loyalty by carefully aligning  Henry’s rise to power with Richard’s fall to draw the audience’s attention to the gradual shift in loyalty from former supporters of Richard Henry . Shakespeare portrays Richard’s downfall as beginning with his breaking of his loyalty to his family, which serves as the catalyst for subsequent decay in relationships which were previously projected as possessing being founded on loyalty. Si

 Hello! It has been a long time since I last posted on this blog. Apologies to those who I have not replied to; I will endeavour to respond. I am writing this post because I have started a new blog, titled Salt and Light for Youth. This is a blog which I have started as part of volunteer work in SHINE's Nothing is Impossible 2021 campaign. Every week, I will be posting up an article covering different aspects of teenager's mental health.  Why is this important? Because according to the WHO, half of all mental health conditions start by 14 years of age but most are undetected and untreated. In Singapore alone, 1 in 7 people are diagnosed with mental health problems, prevalence being in groups aged 18-34.  To ensure that today's young adults can grow up to become stable, happy, independent adults, it is important that we care for them. As such, in conjunction with SHINE's campaign, for every blog post which I put up, its is sincerely hoped by both SHINE and me that you co

Many a time, you may have heard about the saying that "Blood is thicker than water" . Don't agree, well read on ...              Blood is thicker than water.             I had always despised him. I had always wondered why he had been treated better than me. He was always the apple of my parent’s eye. On the other hand, I was perpetually lashed out at. To me, I was the black sheep in my family. At school, he scored better results than me. He was none other than my brother, Jason. Little did I expect things to change for the better after that incident.             “ Your brother is really such a jerk. I agree with you, he really is one,” My best friend, Thomas replied once I had narrated to him how things had turned out between Jason and I during recess at an alley behind the canteen. Thomas was a more reliable person. Whenever I tell him about any setback I might be experiencing, Thomas would always dispense sound advice to me. His close friends also told me