Shakespeare presents the intentions of Brutus as clean and precise, through the use of metaphor in his speech to Cassius, about the potential killing of Mark Anthony. Using the analogy of dismemberment after murder to present his thoughts to Cassius,… Continue Reading →

‘…then couldn’t shake off the two burning rings.’ This relates to the idea that the act was, in fact, a ‘butterfingered’ proposal from the character. This displays the poet’s view that the emotions of love and pain are intertwined. In… Continue Reading →

‘I simply want to tell you that there are some men in this world who were born to do our unpleasant jobs for us.’ — Miss Maudie This shows that Miss Maudie holds the majority of Maycomb’s inhabitants at a… Continue Reading →

How does Lee use details in the passage to present Miss Maudie’s view of Maycomb? ‘We’re the safest folks in the world,’ claims Miss Maudie, going on to explain that ‘We’re so rarely called on to be Christians, but when… Continue Reading →

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Starter: Muezzin – The official who issues a call to prayer. Dinars – A currency used in the Middle East. Tigris – A river running through Western Asia. Salaam – A greeting in the religion of Islam. Task One: The… Continue Reading →

Harper Lee prepares her audience for the impending trial in chapter 16 of her novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. To do this, she utilises descriptions of the courthouse, its regular attendees and its visitors. Firstly, Harper Lee’s character Miss Maudie… Continue Reading →

Calpurnia is portayed as an outsider in chapter 12 of To Kill a Mockingbird. Her claim that she ‘doesn’t have a birthday’ shows that she isn’t particularly valued as an individual. The contempt towards her from both the white society,… Continue Reading →

Courage is presented by Harper Lee in chapter 11 of To Kill a Mockingbird, through the introduction and demise of Mrs Dubose. In her short-lived stint in the novel, Mrs Dubose is presented as a senile old lady, but as… Continue Reading →

Atticus conceal his prowess as a marksman as it goes against his moral code. Miss Maudie theorises that ‘maybe he put his gun down when he realised that God had given him an unfair advantage over most living things.’ It… Continue Reading →