5/19/15
Do Now:
- Take out your “Hamlet” books and guided
reading questions.
Homework:
- Complete Guided Reading Questions for Act IV.
- Work on Guided Reading Questions for Act V.
- Reading and Post-It notes for Lit. Circles
Content Objective: Students will act out Act V of “Hamlet” as a class.
Language Objective: Students will use guided reading questions focus their understanding
of the text and use Post-It Notes to record their findings.
Looking Ahead:
Wednesday 5/20 – Finish “Hamlet”
Thursday 5/21 – Review for “Hamlet” test
Friday 5/22 – Final Lit. Circles Meeting
Monday 5/25 – Memorial Day (No School)
Tuesday 5/26 – “Hamlet” test
Wednesday 5/27 – Soliloquy Study
“Hamlet” Literary Analysis Essay Due 6/3
Act IV Scene vii:
Actors:
King
Laertes
Queen
“Ophelia” by John Everett Millais
Act V Scene i:
Actors:
Clown/Gravedigger
Other
Hamlet
Horatio
Laertes
Priest
Queen
King
Act V Scene ii:
Actors:
Hamlet
Horatio
Osric
Lord
King
Laertes
Queen
Fortinbras
Ambassador
Understanding
the Literary Analysis essay:
o What are the components of an
effective literary analysis essay?
o What does an effective literary
analysis essay paragraph look
like?
o How do I get started?
Literary Analysis
Requires you to provide a detailed close
analysis of a single passage within a text.
You address literary elements and rhetorical
techniques in your analysis of a very narrow
portion of a text.
In this essay, the integration of quotes from
the passage is essential in providing an
explanation of (and support for) your ideas.
The Literary Analysis Essay: Hamlet
What does the character say
in this soliloquy?
What literary elements and
techniques are used to convey
these ideas?
First, ask yourself:
o What important ideas do I
see fleshed out in the
soliloquy?
Next, think….
o As you identify the main
ideas, think about whether
they appear in the
beginning, middle, or final
portion of the soliloquy.
What textual evidence will I
paraphrase and which will I quote
from the soliloquy to support each
of my main ideas?
For each of the main ideas I address
in this essay, what literary elements
and techniques can I incorporate
into my analysis to show:
How does the soliloquy characterize
the speaker and influence the
audience’s perception of him?
Determining which soliloquy you will choose:
1) Hamlet’s “O that this too, too solid flesh would melt” soliloquy (Act I, Scene ii, Lines 131-
161)
2) Hamlet’s “O, what a rogue and peasant slave am I!” soliloquy (Act II, Scene ii, Lines 535592)
3) Hamlet’s “To be or not to be” soliloquy (Act III, Scene i, Lines 63-97)
4) Claudius’ “O, my offense is rank…” soliloquy (Act III, Scene iii, Lines 39-75)
5) Hamlet’s “How all occasions do inform against me…” (Act IV, Scene iv, Lines 34-68)
My top 2 choices are soliloquy # ____ and # ______. THINK about what makes these 2
soliloquies your top two choices.
Which soliloquy will you choose for this essay? What made you choose this particular
soliloquy?
Remember: An essay’s claim statement should always
answer the essay question.
1) From whose point of view is the soliloquy?
2) What is the character’s perception of himself? How do
we know?
3) What is the audience’s perception of this character?
How do we know?
The essential components of a sample literary analysis paragraph
Topic sentence
addresses the
claim statement
(both parts of it)!
Note the specific
quotes &
references. Be
sure to reference
quotes correctly.
Don’t forget that
the end of the
paragraph needs
a thoughtful
summary
sentence!
As Hamlet, the conflicted philosopher, How we see Hamlet
How Hamlet
continues his soliloquy, he characterizes
sees himself
himself as useless and loathsome. In his
Textual evidence
tortured comparison of the player to
from soliloquy is
himself, he marks that it is the actor
provided to
whose very soul contrives the physical
support the
emotion that he expresses with both
claim.
“tears in his eyes” and “a broken voice”
Analysis includes
(2.2.540-541). Hamlet questions how
explanation of
much more others would respond to the
what the
actor had he possessed the same motive speaker is saying
and passion he himself has “to act” that
connecting
is, to take action against Claudius, both
those ideas with
literary
an irony and motif important in the play.
elements &
In the poetic language that follows,
techniques
Hamlet conjures an excessive hyperbolic
reaction of an attentive audience whose
very ears…
Literary Elements
Characterization
Static/dynamic characters
Flat/round characters
Parallel characters
Dramatic foils
Conflict (internal & external)
Setting
Theme
Motifs
Allusion
Paradox
Foreshadowing
Irony (verbal, irony of situation)
Dramatic irony
Symbolism
Archetypes
Apostrophe
Literary Techniques/
Rhetorical strategies:
•
Persuasive
appeals: logos, pathos, ethos
rhetorical questions
apostrophe
simile
metaphor
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
personification
pun
repetition
rhyming couplet
juxtaposition
comparison/contrast
cause/effect
parallel structure/parallelism
paradox
Getting Started
o Take time to go back to the soliloquy you will
write about and add ideas, summarize ideas,
etc. (Your accurate and thorough
interpretation of what the character is saying is
key to doing well on this essay!)
o Ask yourself: Have I included in my outline all
the literary elements and devices I can find?
o Do I need help with this? Seek out extra help if
necessary.
Next Steps
o Write your claim statement
o Chunk out the soliloquy in thirds: think
generally beginning, middle, and end
o Know the key ideas you will express in each
chunk (again, you want to be as thorough as
possible)
o What literary devices will accompany each of
the ideas in each chunk?
Writing the essay
1. Be sure to revise and finalize your claim statement.
Know what you are trying to prove before you begin
your draft.
2. Keep in mind every topic sentence should address
the character and how he is characterized and how
the audience perceives him.
3. Avoid bouncing around the soliloquy. Start at the
beginning and explain what the character is saying
(this is where you paraphrase what is being said)
AND what it means/why it is important (This is your
analysis! This is also where you address the literary
elements and techniques.)
Writing the Essay Introduction and Conclusion
o Refer to your notes from the synthesis essay on
how to write the introduction and conclusion
o Adapt those “formulas” for this essay
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Final draft due by midnight to turnitin.com: by
Sunday, May 31th (note change in due date)
o Extra help on the essay: After School on
Monday (today), Wednesday, and Thursday
Character
Hamlet
King Hamlet
Claudius
Queen
Gertrude
Ophelia
Laertes
Polonius
Horatio
Rosencrantz
and
Guildenstern
Traits
Evidence from the text for
each trait
Connection to
Hamlet
Self
Enemies
Death
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Tyler
Kyle
Ryan
Michelle
Anton
Jackson
Lauren
Mel
Krista
Sonny
Paris
Marvin
Karina
Nick
Matt
Kukai
Jack
Lilly
D
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Rachel
Joe C.
Julia
Chris
Period 1
Elijah
Gia
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Richa
Jay
Amina
Leah
Isabella
William
Julie
Angel
Jason
Brad
Kevin
Emily
Nick
Dani
Sophie
Julia
Mark
Vito
Will
Period 8
Allen
Brianne
Anthony
Cynthia
Alissa
Diego
Angie
Andrew
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Jared
Allie
Melanie
Jessica
Alex B
Mike
Nicole
Alex F
Kayla
Theresa
Maya
John
Danielle
Steven
Adriana
Period 9
Guilana
Lea
Julia
Stephen
Krissy
Hamza
Jasmine
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