ABSTRACT
Before you begin to think about the overall shape of your essay, you must gather information and ideas.
Read the whole of each set text
The absolute priority is to investigate any work which the essay title specifies as your subject. You must read every word of it. However long it is and however tedious some passages seem at first glance, there can be no skip-reading. If you find that you have been day-dreaming for a few pages, or even a few lines, go back and read them properly.
