If you’re studying the poetry of Eavan Boland for the Leaving Cert, this podcast is for you!

English teacher Laura Daly joins us to give you ideas and in-depth analysis you can use in your poetry essays.

Laura covers different aspects of Boland's poetry in this podcast and examines each of her poems on the syllabus in detail. 

Leaving Cert English students will be doing a select number of poems so there are timecodes below for each section so you can skip to the ones you’re studying. 

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And for more great Leaving Cert English content on Studyclix, check out our topic page on Eavan Boland: 

https://www.studyclix.ie/leaving-certificate/english/higher/poetry-boland/study-this-topic  

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Timecodes:

00:00 - Intro & Background

1:57 - Poem 1: Child of Our Time

4:44 - Poem 2: The War Horse

8:01 - Poem 3: The Famine Road

11:30 - Poem 4: Love

14:50 - Poem 5: The Pomegranate 

18:44 - Poem 6: This Moment

21:07 - Poem 7: Outside History

23:34 - Poem 8: The Black Lace Fan My Mother Gave Me

26:38 - Poem 9: The Shadow Doll

29:29 - Poem 10: White Hawthorn in the West of Ireland

32:29 - 33:00 - Conclusion

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this final episode, Peter is going to talk about how Shakespeare uses imagery and symbolism throughout Hamlet to convey underlying themes and moods. 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this episode, Peter is going to talk about 4 prominent themes in Hamlet - Revenge, Appearance vs Reality and Death and Madness. Having a good understanding of the themes and giving a thoughtful analysis of their effect on the play is crucial to gaining those high marks in your exam. 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this episode, Peter will be talking us through some of the minor characters in the play. Peter will be discussing the characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, Fortinbras, the ghost, and Horatio, analysing their impact beyond what you may have initially thought on the first read of Hamlet. This is the kind of critical literacy that will help you score higher marks in your exam! 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this episode, Peter will discuss how the characters of Polonius and Laertes are perceived by Hamlet and explore how they act as foils to Hamlet throughout the play. 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this episode, Peter will be talking us through the characters of Ophelia and Gertrude. As Ophelia and Gertrude are the only two female characters in the play, Peter will not only discuss their specific roles but also explore how women were treated and represented in Shakespearean times. 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this episode, Studyclix expert teacher Peter Tobin will be analysing the main antagonist of the play, Claudius. He is going to discuss the various aspects of Claudius’ character and the impact he has on the plot of the play.

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In this episode, Peter will explore the dynamic character of Hamlet himself, map his character development throughout the play and discuss how the events of the play impacted his psyche. 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

In the second episode of the series, Peter gives us an overview of the plot of the play. He will provide a better understanding of the sequence of events that take place in the play and how the various plot points are cleverly woven together by Shakespeare, before the play’s conclusion. 

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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Studying Hamlet for your Leaving Cert? Studyclix has you covered!

Listen to expert teacher Peter Tobin, as he takes a deep dive into the play, providing useful analysis and theories that you can use in your Shakespeare essays. 

This is the first episode in this series, so to kick us off Peter is going to give us some background to the play, exploring when and WHY Shakespeare wrote this play in the first place.

For more excellent (and free) Leaving Cert English content to help you excel in your exams, we highly recommend checking out Peter's Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC92KBWQhZ6bpEZe9x62Et3Q

As always, we love to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or feedback, please get in touch by email at [email protected]. Alternatively, you can contact us via the chatbox on Studyclix.ie. You can also reach us through any of our social media channels.

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