Hamlet Quotes Part 2
‘Forward, not permanent, sweet, not lasting’Laertes to Ophelia1.3 About Hamlet’s affections – suggests they are a passing fancy. Use of doubling here.‘… to thine own self be true’Polonius ...
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Hamlet Quotes Part 5
‘I loved Ophelia; forty thousand brothers Could not with all their quantity of love Make up my sum.’ Hamlet to Claudius 5.1 A declaration of love by the graveside. Genuine? ‘...
Hamlet Quotes Part 3
‘Get thee to a nunnery:’Hamlet to Ophelia3.1 Repeated phrase suggesting she’s a whore - nunnery also meant a brothel. ‘God hath given you one face and you make yourselves another.’ H...
Hamlet Quotes Part 1
QuotationWho said it to whomAct / SceneWhat it tells the audience‘… valiant Hamlet’Horatio about King Hamlet1.1King Hamlet was brave (left a great deal for his son to live up to). He was wel...
English Argumentative Essay
Q: Write a magazine article in which you give advice to adults on how to help teenagers cope with the “storm and stress” of adolescence. “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood and sorry I cou...
Eavan Boland - Sample Answer
Boland makes effective use of language and imagery to explore personal experiences and to confront harsh realities in society. Boland uses effective language in her poetry to share personal...
Paul Durcan - Themes in Poems (Sample Answer)
DURCAN TAKES A NARRATIVE APPROACH TO EXPLORE A VARIETY OF ISSUES IN POEMS OF GREAT EMOTIONAL HONESTY Family Durcan’s poems are multifaceted, complex and are wildly enigmatic. It is Durc...
Gleann Alainn Notes
Téamaí an drama 1.An timpeallacht Is é an timpeallacht téama an drama seo- truailliú na timpeallachta agus tábhacht na timpeallachta. Sa drama seo, téann grúpa daoine óga chuig áit ála...