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Hamlet

Visualize the complex emotions of characters in Hamlet, make decisions as Claudius, analyze cause and effect leading to inevitable tragedy, understand character relationships and plot progression.

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Hamlet

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  1. Hamlet Act Four Closure/Act Five Opening

  2. Imagine… • Close your eyes and imagine you are Claudius. • Teacher read: Think about all you have done, and all of the outcomes of your actions thus far. Really picture it. • Visualize King Hamlet as you poison him. Feel your desire for the throne and power. Imagine whether or not you truly love Gertrude. Enjoy your ability to control the fates of those around you, such as Rosencrantz and Guildenstern and even Laertes. Immerse yourself in your fear of and loathing toward Hamlet. Decide if you feel any remorse at all over the deaths of Polonius and Ophelia.

  3. Imagine… • Now… What would YOU (Claudius) do at this point? What would you do to resolve your conflict? • (3 minutes) write your thoughts as if you were Claudius. What is your plan and how will you carry it out? • Now we’ll pair share and have a whole class discussion on your resolutions.

  4. Before we explore what happens in Act V… • Let’s contemplate how the character’s actions are leading toward an inevitable ending. • DEFINE “tragedy” • Edwin Booth as Hamlet, 1870

  5. Objectives • By the end of the period you should have a stronger understanding of, and be able to writeabout, theCAUSES AND EFFECTSof thedecisions made by these characters(WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED THAT COMMITTING MURDER COULD HAVE CONSEQUENCES?)and how those decisionsINEVITABLY INFLUENCE (DUH!)the outcome of the play.

  6. Refresher: Shakespeare and Drama Chart Act III • Act IV • Problems spiral out of control • and grow wildly more • complex and difficult • to overcome Act II Act V The characters who made poor choices in act three now die as a result of those decisions. Act I

  7. Act IV Relationship Chart Gertrude Claudius Add Hamlet Polonius Horatio Ophelia Laertes

  8. Why is this important? • Examining how cause and effect drives a plot forward will help you to understand why the play HAS to end the way it does. • With practice, these writing strategies and academic language will become second nature. This will improve your vocabulary (thinking, writing, and speaking).

  9. First up: Ophelia Ophelia by Alexandre Cabanel, 1883

  10. Ophelia’s Got Problems: • Brother is going away to Paris. • L wants to control her behavior, and she playfully tries to control his. • Father has forbidden her from seeing her boyfriend. • Boyfriend- acting insane. OPHELIA (Cause/Effect): Because Ophelia ___, she was left fatherless and loveless. As a result, Ophelia ___. This is critical to the plot because ___.

  11. OPHELIA (Cause/Effect): Because Ophelia followed her brother’s and father’s advice and refused Hamlet’s attentions, Hamlet, feeling highly isolated by all who supposedly loved him, spiraled further out of control and killed Polonius. Left fatherless and loveless, Ophelia falls into madness and drowns in a likely suicide. Her death is critical to the plot because it solidifies Laertes’ need for revenge.

  12. Notice the progression of events

  13. Next up: Polonius A stained glass representation of Polonius

  14. Partners/Whole Class • Polonius’ Earlier Problems • Tries to control son’s actions as he departs for France • Sends Reynaldo to spy on son. • Forbids Ophelia from seeing Hamlet • Sets an “accidental meeting” between Hamlet and Ophelia while he and Claudius spy. • Spies as Gertrude speaks with Hamlet after the play. • Partners: analyze how Polonius’ problems have spiraled out of control by Act IV (Cause & Effect):

  15. Partners/Whole Class • Need help? Because Polonius is a character driven by ___, he puts himself into situations where ___. As a result, ___. This outcome strikes fear into the heart of ___, who worries that ___, and it is pivotal to the plot because ___.

  16. Sample Response Act IV Update: Because Polonius is a character driven bythe need to meddle into others’ business, he puts himself into situations where he can overhear their discussions.As a result,he is killed by Hamlet while eavesdropping on his conversation with Gertrude. This outcome strikes fear into the heart ofClaudius,who worries thathe is next,and it is pivotal to the plot becauseit creates urgency on the part of Claudius to get rid of Hamlet.

  17. On Your Own • Write a cause and effect statement: • Laertes • Hamlet • Gertrude • Claudius • More practice (HW) write cause and effect statements for each

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