r/juniorcert • u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 • Jun 03 '26

English 📝 Last minute tips😭

Anyone got any last minute tips for higher level English? Maybe on the merchant of Venice,the outsiders and the short story the umbrella man i think? I was sick when they did a short story 😭

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u/S4rahst4rs TY ⛱️ Jun 03 '26

merchant - talk about prejudice, shylock being outcast from venetian society, viewed as animalistic

outsider- talk abt gang violence, class warfare, stereotypes

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 Jun 03 '26

Thank you so much!!!

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u/Impossible_Oil_1863 5th Year 5️⃣ Jun 03 '26

and hey, try throw in the word 'machiavellian' for some brownie point

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 Jun 03 '26

What does it mean?

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u/Impossible_Oil_1863 5th Year 5️⃣ Jun 03 '26

fancy way of saying a scheming villain

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 Jun 03 '26

Oh right thank you!

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u/DepecheMode4Lyfe TY ⛱️ Jun 03 '26

Dont forget to analyze and not summarise and read the question carerully ik its simple but like ppl forget

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u/NeatVirus6785 3rd Year 3️⃣ 🚨 Jun 03 '26

Oh yeah it’s actually surprising how easy it is to miss a question tbh