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In Hawk Roosting Ted Hughes bestows on his hawk the gift of language and then imagines the outcome of such a gift in this dramatic monologue. The hawk’s words create such… Read More »Hawk Roosting by Ted Hughes: GCSE English Literature Analysis of Violence and Introspection.
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Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4: How is the relationship been Macbeth and his wife presented? (Select which word fits your interpretation most effectively). The extract opens with Lady Macbeth… Read More »GCSE English Literature Bolton, Manchester: Macbeth Act 3 Scene 4 Analysis!
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