11/12/15
Journal
1. Go to Socrative.com
2. Enter as a student
(use your real name)
3. The room name is
DOWDENGLISH
4. Answer the three
questions listed there.
Agenda
• Music of Hamlet
• Make a Scene
presentations
• Watch Act 3,
scene ii-iv
• Build your own
study guide.
Learning Target
I can re-imagine and
perform a scene from
Hamlet with a modern
spin.
I can identify key
quotes, concepts, and
character development
in Act 3, scene ii of
Hamlet
Homework
ALWG. Chapters 16-20 due
Nov. 18th. Summative Test /
Assignment.
Begin thinking about which
novels or plays you want to
use for Core 1.
Look over Hamlet Notes and
Vocabulary for Quiz next
week.
Spies by Coldplay
I awake to find no peace of mind
I said how do you live as a fugitive
Down here where I cannot see so clear
I said, what do I know
Show me the right way to go
And the spies came out of the water
But you're feeling so bad 'cause you
know
But the spies hide out in every corner
You can't touch them no, 'cause they're
all spies
They're all spies
I awake to see that no one is free
We're all fugitives
Look at the way we live
Down here, I cannot sleep from fear no
I said, which way do I turn
Oh I forget everything I learn
But the spies came out of the water
But you're feeling so bad 'cause you know
The spies hide out in every corner
But you can't touch them no
'Cause they're all spies
They're all spies
And if we all hide here
They're going to find us
If we don't hide now
They're going to catch us where we sleep
And if we don't hide here
They're going to find us
And spies came out of the water
But you're feeling so good 'cause you know
Though spies hide out in every corner
They can't touch you no
'Cause they're just spies
They're just spies
Whats a ‘dumb show?’
A pantomime in drama, actions
presented by actors onstage without
spoken dialogue.
Rarely performed outside of English
Renaissance plays.
Act III, Scene ii: Build Your Own Study Guide
1. Watch Act III Scene ii (128:00 in the David Tennant PBS version)
2. Read over the scene that we just watched
3. Create the following based off your reading:
● A brief synopsis of what happened in this scene
● 2 important quotes with brief explanations of their meaning
● 3 Critical thinking questions with sample answers
Act III, Scene ii: Gotcha!
"The lady doth protest too much, methinks"
“I will speak daggers to her, but use none”
“Give me some light. Away!”
Act III, Scene ii: Gotcha!
What is Claudius really reacting to within the play? What does this tell us about his
motivations?
Was there a better way for Hamlet to ‘catch’ Claudius? What flaws can we find with
this scheme?
Does Horatio still believe in Hamlet? Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern really as
terrible as Hamlet makes them out to be?
Scene iii: Living on a Prayer
Create a t-chart with column for Hamlet and a column for Claudius. As we
read, fill in two things: what both men want to happen, and why they
choose not to act on their desires.
Scene iii: Living on a Prayer
Hamlet
What he wants
Why he does not
take action
“A villain kills my father; and for
that,
I, his sole son, do this same
villain send
To heaven. “
“When he is drunk asleep; or in his rage;
Or in th' incestuous pleasure of his bed;
At gaming, swearing, or about some act
That has no relish of salvation in'tThen trip him, that his heels may kick at heaven,
And that his soul may be as damn'd and black
As hell, whereto it goes.”
Claudius
“Help, angels! Make assay.
Bow, stubborn knees; and heart with
strings of steel,
Be soft as sinews of the new-born babe!
All may be well. He kneels.”
“My words fly up, my thoughts
remain below.
Words without thoughts never to
heaven go.”
Scene iii: Living on a Prayer
Describe the tone of this scene.
What words or phrases give you
this impression?
Did Hamlet make the right choice?
Can he still be considered a hero?