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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 wi...

  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 l...