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In the first episode of RevisionPod, Mr Forster and Mr Gallie discuss how to write an essay on perhaps the most important theme in 'Romeo and Juliet': Love. Find out why Mr Forster thinks that Romeo is a mix of Rhianna and Adam from Love Island, and why Mr Gallie thinks he can hear heartbeats in the words. 

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Romeo and Juliet episode 1 - Love

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You can't really write about A Christmas Carol without getting into Dickens' social message; so why not turn it into an entire essay, we thought. Enjoy!

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Can you become a better person without the help of four spirits? Perhaps so, but it might not be as fun or filled with powerful imagery. Lock in for a spooky journey, as we look at how you turn Dickens' ghostly figures into a top level response. 

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Hope is a beautiful thing. It rings through Dickens' novella like the bells of Christmas day, but is it the right kind of hope? Let's look at how a relatively simple idea can be transformed into a top-level essay response. 

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The best essays will move around a text and show a detailed understanding of the work as a whole. And you will need to be able to do this to ace this question. Can a man who murders his king be called a hero? In order to be a true villain, do you perhaps need something of the hero about you? Complex questions lead to great essays. 

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Death, death and more death. But does it have to be as gloomy as all that? Mr Forster and Mr Gallie explore how your essay on death in A Christmas Carol may have a surprisingly uplifting vibe.

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Romeo and Juliet episode 1 - Love

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