December 5, 2014
Hamlet Scene 1 & 2
AGENDA
IR
Shakespeare reading cards
Act I Scenes 1-2
Learning Target: I can explain homo
rhetoricus and its purpose in theatre.
Homework:
Scenes 3-5
ACT 1 card and quiz-tomorrow
Vocabulary quiz- Friday
Short story essays-Monday
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Lauren
Francisco
Harrison
Marcellus
Kaitlyn
Horatio
Thomas
Claudius
Hannah
Cornelius/Voltemand
Krima
Laertes
Thomas
Polonius
Dylan
Hamlet
Dylan
Gertrude
Monet
Ghost
Syd
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Karissa
Francisco
Francisco
Marcellus
Sami
Horatio
Rommie
Claudius
Justin A.
Cornelius/Voltemand
Jessica and Samuel
Laertes
Jacob W.
Polonius
Tucker
Hamlet
Jamie
Gertrude
Karleigh
Ghost
Justin S.
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Topanga
Francisco
Becca
Marcellus
Lindsay
Horatio
Jacob R.
Claudius
Fahira
Cornelius/Voltemand
Amber/Drager
Laertes
Jacob L.
Polonius
Ashley R.
Hamlet
Chloe
Gertrude
Spencer
Ghost
Thomas
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Zoe
Francisco
Brittany
Marcellus
Nathaniel
Horatio
Sam
Claudius
Trevor
Cornelius/Voltemand
Jonathan/Kaylee
Laertes
Jose
Polonius
Michael
Hamlet
Jazmeane
Gertrude
Anna
Ghost
Payton
I.i
How do the opening lines set the
mood of the play?
SCENE I. Elsinore. A platform before
the castle.
BERNARDO
'Tis now struck twelve; get thee to
bed, Francisco.
 FRANCISCO
For this relief much thanks: 'tis
bitter cold,
And I am sick at heart.
 BERNARDO
Have you had quiet guard?

Describe the ghost. What
information do we have so
far?
 BERNARDO: It was about to
speak, when the cock crew.
 MARCELLUS: It faded on the
crowing of the cock. Some say
that ever 'gainst that season
comes Wherein our Saviour's birth
is celebrated, The bird of dawning
singeth all night long:And then,
they say, no spirit dares stir
abroad…
 HORATIO: This spirit, dumb to
us, will speak to him.
Do you consent we shall acquaint
him with it,
As needful in our loves, fitting our
duty?
Homo Rhetoricus
“talking man”
 Very dangerous rhetorical strategy, used
to manipulate.
 Claudius uses language skillfully to
manipulate by telling his audience what to
think.

I.ii

How would you describe Hamlet as a character? What do we know about
him so far?
I.ii.264
KING CLAUDIUS
Take thy fair hour, Laertes; time be thine,
And thy best graces spend it at thy will!
But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son,- HAMLET
[Aside] A little more than kin, and less than kind.
 KING CLAUDIUS
How is it that the clouds still hang on you?
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How does Hamlet feel about his family situation?
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See I.ii 129-159
See I.ii 1-38
Hamlet says to Horatio: “…the funeral bak'd-meats did coldly furnish forth the
marriage tables” I.ii.181
“…to thine own self be true”

How would you describe the relationship
between Polonius and Laertes?
 What
 See

advice does Polonius give him?
I.iii.55-87 Sheet
What about the relationship between
Laertes and Ophelia?
 What
does he warn her of doing?
Hamlet & the Ghost

What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet?

What implications will this have on Hamlet
and his family?
November 19, 2015
Hamlet ACT 1: Scenes 2-5
Journal:
 Analyze Hamlet’s first
soliloquy (Act 1 Scene
II lines 129-159).
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What is the main idea?
Does he use any
irony?
Tone?
Purpose?
AGENDA:
 Journal (1 page or more in 10
minutes, do not stop writing)
 Act I Scene 3-5
Learning Target: I can effectively
analyze a speech for rhetorical
strategies.
Homework:
Complete Act I
Act I reading card due tomorrow!
Vocabulary Quiz tomorrow!
Act I Quiz tomorrow!
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Lauren
Francisco
Harrison
Marcellus
Kaitlyn
Horatio
Thomas
Claudius
Hannah
Cornelius/Voltemand
Krima
Laertes
Thomas
Polonius
Dylan
Hamlet
Dylan
Gertrude
Monet
Ghost
Syd
Ophelia
Harrison
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Karissa
Francisco
Francisco
Marcellus
Sami
Horatio
Rommie
Claudius
Justin A.
Cornelius/Voltemand
Jessica and Samuel
Laertes
Jacob W.
Polonius
Tucker
Hamlet
Jamie
Gertrude
Karleigh
Ghost
Justin S.
Ophelia
Samuel
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Topanga
Francisco
Becca
Marcellus
Lindsay
Horatio
Jacob R.
Claudius
Fahira
Cornelius/Voltemand
Amber/Drager
Laertes
Jacob L.
Polonius
Ashley R.
Hamlet
Chloe
Gertrude
Spencer
Ghost
Thomas
Ophelia
Becca
Act 1 Scenes 1-2
Bernardo
Zoe
Francisco
Brittany
Marcellus
Nathaniel
Horatio
Sam
Claudius
Trevor
Cornelius/Voltemand
Jonathan/Kaylee
Laertes
Jose
Polonius
Michael
Hamlet
Jazmeane
Gertrude
Anna
Ghost
Payton
Ophelia
Ana
I.i
How do the opening lines set the
mood of the play?
SCENE I. Elsinore. A platform before
the castle.
BERNARDO
'Tis now struck twelve; get thee to
bed, Francisco.
 FRANCISCO
For this relief much thanks: 'tis
bitter cold,
And I am sick at heart.
 BERNARDO
Have you had quiet guard?

Describe the ghost. What
information do we have so
far?
 BERNARDO: It was about to
speak, when the cock crew.
 MARCELLUS: It faded on the
crowing of the cock. Some say
that ever 'gainst that season
comes Wherein our Saviour's birth
is celebrated, The bird of dawning
singeth all night long:And then,
they say, no spirit dares stir
abroad…
 HORATIO: This spirit, dumb to
us, will speak to him.
Do you consent we shall acquaint
him with it,
As needful in our loves, fitting our
duty?
Homo Rhetoricus
“talking man”
 Very dangerous rhetorical strategy, used
to manipulate.
 Claudius uses language skillfully to
manipulate by telling his audience what to
think.

I.ii

How would you describe Hamlet as a character? What do we know about
him so far?
I.ii.264
KING CLAUDIUS
Take thy fair hour, Laertes; time be thine,
And thy best graces spend it at thy will!
But now, my cousin Hamlet, and my son,- HAMLET
[Aside] A little more than kin, and less than kind.
 KING CLAUDIUS
How is it that the clouds still hang on you?


How does Hamlet feel about his family situation?



See I.ii 129-159
See I.ii 1-38
Hamlet says to Horatio: “…the funeral bak'd-meats did coldly furnish forth the
marriage tables” I.ii.181
“…to thine own self be true”

How would you describe the relationship
between Polonius and Laertes?
 What
 See

advice does Polonius give him?
I.iii.55-87 Sheet
What about the relationship between
Laertes and Ophelia?
 What
does he warn her of doing?
Hamlet & the Ghost

What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet?

What implications will this have on Hamlet
and his family?
December 9, 2014
Journal: When it
comes to
relationships, how
much advice do you
take from friends and
family?
 Relate this to Hamlet,
if you were Ophelia
what would you do?

AGENDA
Journal
Character Chart
Act 2 discussion
HW: Act III Scenes 1-2
Learning Target: I can identify
and annotate a soliloquy.
Soliloquy

The most famous Shakespeare soliloquies (and indeed,
the most famous soliloquys in the English language!) are
found in three of Shakespeare’s plays – Hamlet ,
Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet. For example, perhaps the
best known opening line to a Shakespeare soliloquy
is “to be or not to be”, from Hamlet
 A soliloquy is a word taken from Latin and it means
‘talking by oneself.’
 It’s a device that dramatists – and Shakespeare to great
effect – used to allow a character to communicate his or
her thoughts directly to the audience.
 The character may be surrounded by other characters
but the convention is that they can’t hear the soliloquy
because it is essentially a piece in which the character is
thinking rather than actually speaking to anyone
II.i
How does Polonius confuse appearance with
reality?
 Believes Hamlet is “madly in love” with Ophelia,
when he’s really just “mad” about the situation.

What is Polonius’ reasoning for Ophelia to not be
with Hamlet?
 He is too far above her to care about her
properly.

II.ii
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Who comes to visit?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (childhood friends from
Wittenberg)
What does Claudius asks of them?
To find out what’s bugging their “too much changed”
son.
Voltimand and Cornelius return with news from
Fortinbras.
King of Norway was upset that his son tried to start a
war, and made him promise not to do so. Instead, he
will use the army his son assembled to attack the poles
if they are allowed safe passage through Denmark .
Hamlet ACT II
12-2-13
Journal: Write about
the topic:
“appearance vs.
reality”.
 What things/ people/
events appear one
way but turn out to
be something
different?
 Example: Santa Claus

AGENDA
Journal
Discuss II.i-ii
Annotate Soliloquy
Learning Target: I can identify and
analyze a soliloquy.
H.W-
ACT 2 Story Card and Study for
Quiz- Tomorrow
Literary Critical Analysis RD = Next
Wednesday
Hamlet ACT II
November 30, 2015
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Journal: Write about the
topic: “appearance vs.
reality”.
What things/ people/
events appear one way
but turn out to be
something different?
Example: Santa Claus
AGENDA
Quiz
Journal
Discuss ACT 2
Act III Vocabulary
Learning Target: I can identify and
analyze a foil character.
ASSIGNMENTS- WRITE THESE DOWN
H.W- READ ACT 3 Scenes i&ii
Short Story Essays due Thursday!
ROUGH DRAFTS AND TYPED
FINAL COPIES WHEN YOU WALK
IN. NO EXCUSES. NO TARDY
HALL.
Act 3 quiz and vocab quiz Thursday
Meet in Lab B218 Friday!
Act III Vocabulary
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1. consummation (n.)- completion; achievement
2. Calamity (n.)- disaster; cause of great distress
3. dejected (adj)- depressed; disheartened
4. abominably (adv.)- detestably; with hatred
5. Beguile (v.)- to deceive; to cheat
6. clemency (n.)- leniency; mercy
7. annex (v.)- to add; to join
chide (v.)- to scold; to reprimand
8. diadem (n.)- a crown indicative of royalty
9. mandate (n.)- a command; a decree
Soliloquy

The most famous Shakespeare soliloquies (and indeed,
the most famous soliloquys in the English language!) are
found in three of Shakespeare’s plays – Hamlet ,
Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet. For example, perhaps the
best known opening line to a Shakespeare soliloquy
is “to be or not to be”, from Hamlet
 A soliloquy is a word taken from Latin and it means
‘talking by oneself.’
 It’s a device that dramatists – and Shakespeare to great
effect – used to allow a character to communicate his or
her thoughts directly to the audience.
 The character may be surrounded by other characters
but the convention is that they can’t hear the soliloquy
because it is essentially a piece in which the character is
thinking rather than actually speaking to anyone
II.i
How does Polonius confuse appearance with
reality?
 Believes Hamlet is “madly in love” with Ophelia,
when he’s really just “mad” about the situation.

What is Polonius’ reasoning for Ophelia to not be
with Hamlet?
 He is too far above her to care about her
properly.

II.ii
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
Who comes to visit?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (childhood friends from
Wittenberg)
What does Claudius asks of them?
To find out what’s bugging their “too much changed”
son.
Voltimand and Cornelius return with news from
Fortinbras.
King of Norway was upset that his son tried to start a
war, and made him promise not to do so. Instead, he
will use the army his son assembled to attack the poles
if they are allowed safe passage through Denmark .
Polonius and Hamlet
What does Polonius tell Claudius and Gertrude?
What is his plan to test it?
 He tells them that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia
and produces love letters to prove it. He will
hide behind a curtain, while Hamlet and Ophelia
talk to test his theory.
 Why are Hamlet’s responses so odd?
 Polonius believes Hamlet is crazy, and Hamlet
plays along with the old man by disguising
insults about his age.

Hamlet’s 2nd Soliloquy
Hamlet calls R & G out on lying about coming to
see him.
 Hamlet hears that a players troupe is coming to
town to perform a play.
 He asks one of the players to do a speech from
The Fall of Troy, and is in awe of how the player
could “act” so emotional about someone he
never knew.
 Which leads to his soliloquy---let’s annotate!

Hamlet ACT III
December 1, 2015

Read the article provided to
you. Complete a SOAPStone
for each.
SOAPSTone
 Speaker, Occasion,
Audience, Purpose,
Subject, Tone

AGENDA
Journal
Act III Quiz & Hamlet Card
Discuss Act III
Learning Target: I can infer and
analyze a character’s motivation
while reading.
ASSIGNMENTS- WRITE THESE
DOWN
H.W- READ ACT 3 Scenes i&ii
Short Story Essays due Thursday!
ROUGH DRAFTS AND TYPED
FINAL COPIES WHEN YOU
WALK IN. NO EXCUSES. NO
TARDY HALL.
Act 3 quiz and vocab quiz Thursday
Meet in Lab B218 Friday!
Soliloquy

The most famous Shakespeare soliloquies (and indeed,
the most famous soliloquys in the English language!) are
found in three of Shakespeare’s plays – Hamlet ,
Macbeth and Romeo & Juliet. For example, perhaps the
best known opening line to a Shakespeare soliloquy
is “to be or not to be”, from Hamlet
 A soliloquy is a word taken from Latin and it means
‘talking by oneself.’
 It’s a device that dramatists – and Shakespeare to great
effect – used to allow a character to communicate his or
her thoughts directly to the audience.
 The character may be surrounded by other characters
but the convention is that they can’t hear the soliloquy
because it is essentially a piece in which the character is
thinking rather than actually speaking to anyone
II.i
How does Polonius confuse appearance with
reality?
 Believes Hamlet is “madly in love” with Ophelia,
when he’s really just “mad” about the situation.

What is Polonius’ reasoning for Ophelia to not be
with Hamlet?
 He is too far above her to care about her
properly.

II.ii
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



Who comes to visit?
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (childhood friends from
Wittenberg)
What does Claudius asks of them?
To find out what’s bugging their “too much changed”
son.
Voltimand and Cornelius return with news from
Fortinbras.
King of Norway was upset that his son tried to start a
war, and made him promise not to do so. Instead, he
will use the army his son assembled to attack the poles
if they are allowed safe passage through Denmark .
Polonius and Hamlet
What does Polonius tell Claudius and Gertrude?
What is his plan to test it?
 He tells them that Hamlet is in love with Ophelia
and produces love letters to prove it. He will
hide behind a curtain, while Hamlet and Ophelia
talk to test his theory.
 Why are Hamlet’s responses so odd?
 Polonius believes Hamlet is crazy, and Hamlet
plays along with the old man by disguising
insults about his age.

Hamlet’s 2nd Soliloquy
Hamlet calls R & G out on lying about coming to
see him.
 Hamlet hears that a players troupe is coming to
town to perform a play.
 He asks one of the players to do a speech from
The Fall of Troy, and is in awe of how the player
could “act” so emotional about someone he
never knew.
 Which leads to his soliloquy---let’s annotate!

Hamlet’s 2nd Soliloquy
Hamlet calls R & G out on lying about coming to
see him.
 Hamlet hears that a players troupe is coming to
town to perform a play.
 He asks one of the players to do a speech from
The Fall of Troy, and is in awe of how the player
could “act” so emotional about someone he
never knew.
 Which leads to his soliloquy---let’s annotate!

Foil
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A character that is used to highlight
(either positive or negative) the traits of
another character.
Act III. i
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern tell Gertrude and
Claudius that they haven’t figured out what’s
bugging him, but that he was excited about the
play. Gertrude and Claudius say they will go
tonight.
 Polonius and Claudius hide behind a curtain to
spy on Ophelia and Hamlet, before Ophelia is
there Hamlet gives his most famous soliloquy.
 “To be or not to be…that is the question”
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III.i
“Get the to a nunnery”--- Ophelia has confronted Hamlet
about his advances, and he denies it. He says he loved
her once, and never at all. (A little confusing for this girl)
 Hamlet goes on to criticize women, and then denounces
them in general for “painting their faces” to look more
beautiful and their overall dishonesty.
 He storms out, and Ophelia believes he has truly gone
mad.
 Claudius and Polonius agree that he is not “mad” over
Ophelia, and think sending him to England is the answer.
Once again, Polonius will spy on Hamlet as Gertrude
tries to figure out what’s wrong.
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ACT III.ii
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Play getting ready to start.
Hamlet asks Horatio to watch Claudius carefully.
Players act out the murder silently at first, and
then with voice.
When the poison enters the ear, Claudius yells
out for light and calls it off--- guilty are we??
Hamlet goes to his mother’s chamber to speak
to her, but tells himself to be honest, but calm.
Groups 4th:
Group 1: Tucker, Brennan, Justin S.,
Jessica, Rommie, Demetria, Samuel,
Fransisco, Karleigh
 Group 2: Robyn, Sami, Karissa, Jamie,
Jacob, Justin A., Demetria, Rommie,
Jamin, Derek.
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Groups 6th:

Group 1: Nathaniel, Tessa, Samuel, Emily,
Drake, Trevor, Ana, Brittany

Group 2: Jose, Andrea, Efrain, Tori, Zoe,
Jonathan, Yareli, Cami, Kaylee, Payton
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Group 3: Mikayla, Janae, Chiara, Anna,
Zach, Katie, Noel, Michael, Cameron
Socratic Seminar
Are there any characters that are similar to
Lucy Grealy? Not just in appearance but
also in attitude.
 What is the main idea of “Does Ophelia
Really Need Reviving”? Do you agree with
the message? Relate it to the Ophelia in
Hamlet, is this an accurate argument about
her?
 How does the tone of “Paint Brush” change
if it is told from Claudius, Ophelia, and
Hamlet’s perspectives?

Before you leave…

Write down the name of each person in
your group, and give them a score
(10=great, 0=did not speak) on the
socratic seminar. Include yourself.
December 3, 2015
Hamlet

Journal: Write a journal
entry from Hamlet’s
perspective,
rationalizing why you
put off killing Claudius.
Have your short
story essay on your
desk
 Final copy on top.
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AGENDA
• Journal
• Vocabulary Quiz
• Act III Quiz
• Act IV
Learning Target: I can explain the
literary technique of stichomythia.
Reminder:
Tomorrow, meet in lab B 218
Have Act IV Scenes i-iii read by
Monday.
III.iii

Claudius’ Soliloquy:
Wants forgiveness, but doesn’t want to give up his
crown.
 Hamlet walks in a sees Claudius praying, so he
decides not to kill him.
 Why? He would go to heaven. He decides to wait
until Claudius is sinning.
 BUT….Claudius’ prayer wasn’t sincere, and therefore,
Hamlet could have killed him.
 “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”
(III.iii.96)

StichomythiaQuick exchange of dialogue used for
dramatic effect.
 QUEEN: Hamlet, thou hast thy father
much offended.
HAMLET: Mother, you have my father
much offended.
QUEEN: Come, come, you answer with an
idle tongue.
HAMLET: Go, go, you question with a
wicked tongue.
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12-12-13
Hamlet
Act IV Quiz
 Please have your rough
draft on your desk, as
well as your Hamlet
Card (concealed).

AGENDA
1. Act IV Quiz
2. Peer Review guidelines
3. ACT IV Discussion
Learning Target: I can explain the
literary technique of stichomythia.
H.W- WRITE THIS DOWN.
ACT V- Due Monday
Optional: If you would like to turn
your Literary Analysis in before
break you will receive +10 points.
Peer Review Instructions
You must have one
peer review
completed.
 You must complete a
self-analysis as well.
 Fix the mistakes and
turn-in a revised copy
next Wednesday.

Due Next Wednesday:
 Revised Literary
Analysis
 One check-list (from a
peer)
 One self-check-list

Hamlet Act IV
12-09-15

Journal: Do you
believe that people in
general are more
good or more evil?
Give examples from
real life and Hamlet.
AGENDA
 AGENDA
Journal
Acts IV and V Scene i
Learning Target: I can define and
analyze a character’s tragic flaw.
H.W- WRITE THIS DOWN.
Act 5 Quiz and Story Card Due
tomorrow.
Act IV reading cards?
No quiz
Things to know/review for the
exam…
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Any terms given
during Hamlet (homo
rhetoricus, foil, etc)
Hyperbole (refer to
ntoes)
Onomatopoeia
Pun (refer to notes)
Synechdoche (refer to
notes)
Metonymy (refer to
notes)
Conceit: a fanciful
expression in writing
or speech; an
elaborate metaphor
(synonym: imagery,
extended metaphor)
 Analogy (refer to
notes)
 Parody: imitation of
style for comedic
effect.
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III.iii

Claudius’ Soliloquy:
Wants forgiveness, but doesn’t want to give up his
crown.
 Hamlet walks in a sees Claudius praying, so he
decides not to kill him.
 Why? He would go to heaven. He decides to wait
until Claudius is sinning.
 BUT….Claudius’ prayer wasn’t sincere, and therefore,
Hamlet could have killed him.
 “My words fly up, my thoughts remain below”
(III.iii.96)

StichomythiaQuick exchange of dialogue used for
dramatic effect.
 QUEEN: Hamlet, thou hast thy father
much offended.
HAMLET: Mother, you have my father
much offended.
QUEEN: Come, come, you answer with an
idle tongue.
HAMLET: Go, go, you question with a
wicked tongue.

Definition: Tragic Flaw
Tragic Flaw- The problem that causes a
character’s downfall.
 Aristotle stated: “the flaw or error in
judgment that causes a hero’s suffering is
hamartia, a Greek word meaning fault.
 As we continue reading, try to identify the
tragic flaws of Hamlet, Claudius, etc.

IV.i
Gertrude has a choice to make: Does she
believe Hamlet and defend her son? OR
does she think he’s crazy and defend her
husband?
 Gertrude tells Claudius about Hamlet
killing Polonius
 Claudius decides they must send him to
England quickly and cover up what he’s
done.
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IV.ii
Hamlet disposes of Polonius, but refuses
to state where he is.
 “The body is with the king, but the king is
not with the body” (IV.ii.25–26)
 Accuses R & G of being spies for the king,
and accuses them of being “sponges”
(soaking up the king’s will)
 R & G finally convince Hamlet to go to
Claudius
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IV.iii
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Hamlet finally tells Claudius where the
body is…under the stairs.
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He has R & G escort Hamlet to England
with a letter.
What’s in the letter?
 Orders to put Hamlet to death!
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IV. iv
Meanwhile…Fortinbras asks
for permission to travel
through Denmark in order
to attack Poland.
 Encounters Hamlet and R &
G.
 Hamlet is again upset with
himself for his lack of action
when he sees an entire
army fighting over a “little”
piece of land.
 From now on… “O, from
this time forth, my thoughts
be bloody, or be nothing “
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IV.v
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Ophelia has gone mad, and
sings songs around the castle.
Laertes shows up with a mob
demanding revenge for his
father’s death.
Claudius tries to calm him
down.
Laertes sees Ophelia “mad”
and it makes him even angrier.
He agrees to listen to Claudius’
side of the story.
Ophelia’s Song:
OPHELIA Sings. How should I
your true love know From
another one? By his cockle hat
and staff, And his sandal shoon.
 QUEEN GERTRUDE Alas, sweet
lady, what imports this song?
 OPHELIA Say you? nay, pray you,
mark. Sings. He is dead and
gone, lady, He is dead and
gone; 30 At his head a grassgreen turf, At his heels a stone.
 QUEEN GERTRUDE Nay, but,
Ophelia,-- OPHELIA Pray you,
mark. Sings. White his shroud
as the mountain snow,-
IV.vi
Horatio gets a letter from Hamlet who
states: his ship was captured by pirates
and he has been returned to Denmark.
 Horatio takes the sailors to the king and
queen as Hamlet asked him to. They
apparently have messages for them.
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IV.vii
The letter tells Claudius
Hamlet is returning tomorrow.
 He uses his rhetorical abilities
to convince Laertes to seek
revenge upon Hamlet through
a sword match.
 The twist? Laertes sword will
be sharp and poisoned.
 Gertrude enters to state that
Ophelia has drowned herself
in the river.
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V.i
Two gravediggers are digging Ophelia’s
grave.
 What is significant about the gravedigger’s
discussion?
 They discuss whether she should be
properly buried because it looks like a
suicide.
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V.I Continued
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Hamlet and Horatio return and see the gravediggers.
Hamlet sees the skulls that have been tossed out to
make room for new bodies.
He asks the gravediggers who they are burying and
they give him a roundabout answer “that was a
woman sir; but, rest her soul, she’s dead” (V.i.146)
Hamlet then picks up a skull and is told it was Yorick’s
skull.
What does Hamlet come to realize after seeing this
skull?
That all men, even great men become dust one day.
Again, Hamlet is faced with the knowledge of death.
Ophelia’s Funeral
V.i Continued
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Hamlet sees the funeral procession, and still does not know
who it is yet until she is laid in the earth.
Laertes becomes upset with the Priest. Why?
Because he does not want to give her a proper christian
burial if she killed herself.
Laertes jumps in the grave to hold Ophelia one last time,
and Hamlet jumps in as well confessing his true love for
her.
What do Hamlet’s actions say about him?
He might have truly loved Ophelia? He might truly feel
badly about killing her father? Facing death may have sent
him overboard?
Hamlet Act IV Continued
12-16-13
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Journal: Analyze the play
using cause and effect.
Explain the causes of
certain events and the
effect they had on the rest
of the play/characters. Feel
free to focus on a few, or
think of as many as you
can. If you need to make a
causal chain (or list of
events and their causes) do
so.
AGENDA
 AGENDA
Ophelia Death Analysis- on desk
Act V Quiz
ACT V Story Card Check- on desk
Journal
ACT V Summary
Learning Target :I can analyze the
role of cause and effect within
Hamlet.
H.W- WRITE THIS DOWN.
*Hamlet Review & Proficiency
Tomorrow
*Test Wednesday
Hamlet: The Ending
December 10, 2015
Journal: Make a list and explain each
of the following from Hamlet:
Symbols: objects, people, places or
events that represent something.
EX: Skull
Motifs: recurring structures, images,
and literary devices that develop the
theme.
EX: images of incest
Themes: universal ideas or messages
in a piece of literature
Ex: The Mystery of Death
AGENDA
• Journal
• Act V quiz
• Act V wrap up
REMINDER:
•Tomorrow is a fever chart work day,
bring your annotations, posit-its,
highlighters, etc. It is not a “can I go
to Mrs. Medley?” day, so come
prepared to work.
•All Hamlet quizzes must be made up
next Monday-Wednesday during the
film.
V.ii
Hamlet reveals to Horatio that he switched
the letters, and R & G have been executed,
AND he thinks they got what they deserved.
 Hamlet also reveals that he feels badly for
what he did to Laertes.
 Osric, a jester enters to tell Hamlet of the
sword match.
 Hamlet agrees, saying that one must be
ready for death.
 Why is Hamlet so fearless?
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The Fight
Hamlet starts by asking Laertes for
forgiveness. What does this say about
Hamlet’s character? What has changed
about him?
 Bildungsroman- has Hamlet come of age?
Has he learned anything from this
experience? What is your evidence.
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“It is the poison’d cup: it is too
late” (V.ii.235)
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The match begins.
Hamlet strikes Laertes, but refuses to drink from the
“celebratory” wine glass.
Hamlet hits Laertes again, but this time Gertrude
drinks from the glass.
Laertes starts feeling badly, but still hits Hamlet with
the poisoned sword.
Next, the scuffling causes them to lose swords and
Hamlet strikes Laertes with his own poisoned sword.
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT???
“I am justly kill’d with my own
treachery” (V.ii.318).
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Gertrude falls. Calls out to Hamlet and dies.
How does her realization of betrayal change our opinion
of her? Or does it?
Laertes realizes that he’s dying and spills the
beans…calls Claudius out on everything.
Hamlet forces Claudius to drink his own poison. He dies.
Hamlet asks for Laertes forgiveness one more time, and
he absolves him. He can now die.
“ Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. Mine
and my father’s death come not upon thee, nor thine on
me.” V.ii.347-349
Tell My Story
Hamlet to Horatio:“If you ever loved me,
then please postpone the sweet relief of
death awhile, and stay in this harsh world
long enough to tell my story”
 Hamlet asks Horatio not to take his own
life, but to live on to tell his story. He
hears Fortinbras coming and says that he
should be king.
 Hamlet dies
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The END
Fortinbras: “Let four captains carry Hamlet like a
soldier onto the stage. He would have been a great
king if he had had the chance to prove himself.
Military music and military rites will speak for his
heroic qualities. Pick up the corpses. A sight like this
suits a battlefield, but here at court it shows that
much went wrong. Go outside and tell the soldiers to
fire their guns in honor of Hamlet.
 What is significant about Hamlet being treated like a
soldier?
 He will not be remembered for his “madness”, but
now his true story of revenge will live on. He is now a
martyr.
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Hamlet Review
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Journal: How has
Hamlet developed as
the story progressed?
Why do you feel the
story ended the way
it did? If you could
change the ending,
would you? If so, how
would it end?
AGENDA
•Journal
•Hamlet Review
Learning Target: I can effectively
review aspects of Hamlet in order to
prepare for the exam.
REMINDERS:
•Hamlet Test- Monday
•Journals due Tuesday
Hamlet Jeopardy
1-4-11
Journal: Write a CEA
paragraph by making
a claim about Hamlet.
 Make a claim
 Support it with textual
evidence
 Analyze the
significance
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AGENDA
•Journal
•Jeopardy Game
REMINDERS:
•Hamlet Test- Friday
•Journals due Friday
•Place your top 5 journals in front
(The ones you feel you did the best
on, or enjoyed writing the most)
Please pick up a copy of The
Great Gatsby ASAP
Hamlet Test
Complete on a
separate sheet of
paper.
 Do NOT write on the
exam.
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Be sure to cite using
MLA format.
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Reminders:
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Bring All JournalsTomorrow
Final Reading LogDay of your final!
Literary Analysis Due
Thursday
Optional Final Due
Thursday