JANUS Sentences so called by John Tomsett in his book: Monday, 17 September 2018 Jonathan Peel, after John Tomsett, JLS 2105

LINKING effectively JANUS: Roman God of “beginnings and transitions” He had two faces and “looked both forward and back” Jonathan Peel, after John Tomsett, JLS 2105

We can use this idea in our writing When linking paragraphs, try to refer in both directions whenever possible. Your plan should have established clear links between material. Help the reader by referencing both what has gone before as well as what you are moving on to say. Jonathan Peel, after John Tomsett, JLS 2105

Example In an essay about the presentation of love in Sonnet 116 and Remember: “ Whilst Shakespeare has presented Love as everlasting, Rossetti seem to take a different position: to her, Love seems to involve forgetting, if only “for a while.”. Or in an essay about the male protagonists of Much Ado: “Though Benedick will win the hearts of the audience with his dazzling wit, it is Claudio who should be seen as the central male character in the Comic plot.” Jonathan Peel, after John Tomsett, JLS 2105

Antithesis These antithetical pairs will help to link your essays effectively and continue a clear train of thought across paragraph breaks. Jonathan Peel, after John Tomsett, JLS 2105