HAMLET FINAL EVAL INFO & PREP
On the test you will be asked to write about a selection of topics. These topics will be chosen from the following:
Hamlet's desire for death
Friendship in Hamlet
The role of lunacy in the play
Relationships between sons and their fathers
Hamlet and his relationships with the women of the play (Ophelia and Gertrude)
Appearance vs. Reality
Revenge
Complete the following sheets to prepare for the evaluation. These sheets, your notes and the text may all be used, but the evaluation must be
completed within 2 class periods. If you have not prepared properly you will not have enough time.
Be prepared to do the following on the examination:
Create a strong topic sentence / thesis statement to keep your response / essay on track. If you are to create a strong response / essay you should not deviate from your initial
assertion.
Make sure to provide adequate textual information / proof. If you do not support the argument you present with language from the play you will not convince the reader that your
position is valid.
When using quotations embed them into your text. Shakespeare has been dead long enough that he should not “write” any aspect of your paper for you. any quotes you wish to use
must be attached to your language and combined to create a sentence that shows command of content.
Examples:
1) The King refers to Hamlet's odd behavior as “dangerous lunacy” (3.1.4).
2 )“Dangerous lunacy” are the words King Claudius chooses when he characterizes Hamlet's recent behavior (3.1.4)
3) While King Claudius is looking for the cause of Hamlet's “dangerous lunacy” Polonius, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and Queen Gertrude offer different reasons (3.1.4).
Task
Within 1.2.129-159 find evidence
of Hamlet's desire to have his life
end.
Within 1.2.129-159 find evidence
of Hamlet's reasoning for not
ending his own life.
Quote
Explanation & Importance
A.S.L
Within 3.1.56-90 find evidence of
Hamlet's desire to have his life
end.
Within 3.1.56-90 find evidence of
Hamlet's reasoning for not ending
his own life.
Find evidence that Horatio and
Hamlet are friends in 1.2.153-175
or 3.2.54-92
Within lines 3.2.368-377 find the
source of Hamlet's anger towards
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern?
Find Polonius' reaction to
Hamlet's madness within
2.2.206-213
Find a quote from the King where
he characterizes Hamlet's
“lunacy.”
What conclusion does King
Claudius come to after spying on
Hamlet and Ophelia? (3.1.91)
Within lines 3.4.181-196 find
Hamlet's characterization of his
own madness.
Within lines 1.1.79-107 find
Fortinbras' motivation for
gathering troops to attack
Denmark:
Within lines 1.5.9-1.5.39 find
Hamlet's motivation for killing
King Claudius:
Within lines 4.5.117-120 find
Laertes' motivation for killing
Hamlet:
Within Act 1 Scene 3 find
evidence of Hamlet's interest in
Ophelia:
Within lines 3.1.90-3.1.130 find
evidence of Hamlet's mistreatment
of Ophelia:
Within lines 3.2.111-158 find
evidence of Hamlet's mistreatment
of Ophelia:
Within lines 5.1.279-293 find
evidence of Hamlet's stated love
for Ophelia:
Within lines 1.2.68-86 find the
source of friction between Hamlet
and his mother:
Within lines 2.2.56-58 find what
Gertrude believes has caused
Hamlet's “lunacy”:
Within lines 3.2.393-404 find the
plan Hamlet plans to pursue when
talking to his mother:
Within Act 3 Scene 4 find
evidence that Hamlet wishes
Gertrude was not his mother:
Within Act 3 Scene 4 find
evidence that Hamlet believes
being rude to her is in her best
interest:
Within Act 1 Scene 2 find a quote
where Hamlet and the Queen
discuss his appearance.
Within Act 4 Scene 7 find a quote
where King and the Laertes
discuss appearance.