One Quotation, More to Say: The Quote Explosion Toolkit
Move beyond naming techniques. Explore a quotation’s words, place in the text and wider ideas, then shape your notes into an argument.
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Gender and Expectations: Who Makes the Rules?
Explore the Spellbound Expectations Trap through Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, An Inspector Calls and My Last Duchess.
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Hubris: When Confidence Becomes a Character’s Weakness
Use hubris precisely in your literature essays, with examples from Macbeth, Ozymandias and An Inspector Calls.
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