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Hamlet

Hamlet. Notes Mr. Steven Van Zoost. Quotable Quotes. Keep a list of quotes that you like from the play. Make sure to reference the quote (eg. I, iii, 13). Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? What basis do you have for your belief?. Act I Class Reading. I, i, 1-75

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Hamlet

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  1. Hamlet Notes Mr. Steven Van Zoost

  2. Quotable Quotes Keep a list of quotes that you like from the play. Make sure to reference the quote (eg. I, iii, 13).

  3. Do you believe in ghosts? Why or why not? What basis do you have for your belief?

  4. Act I Class Reading • I, i, 1-75 • Barnardo, Francisco, Horatio, and Marcellus • I, ii, 162-end • Barnardo, Hamlet, Horatio, and Marcellus • I, iv • Hamlet, Horatio, Marcellus • I, v • Hamlet, Ghost, Horatia, Marcellus,

  5. Ghost Reading: I, v, 13-29 • According to the tradition of revenge plays, the actor’s aim should be to terrify rather than be natural. • Practice effective delivery and work out a series of gestures to accompany the speech

  6. Act I Reading at Home • Read everything that we have not read in class, including I, ii and I, iii)

  7. Images from Act I On the paper provided, create an image that stands out in the first act. Write a line that references the image on the back of the card and provide the reference for the line (eg. I, iii, 13).

  8. End of Act IHmm… • What sort of world does Hamlet think he’s living in? Is he? What’s the evidence? • How much spying have we seen so far? • What decisions has Hamlet made?

  9. Act I Assignment Write a letter to Hamlet in the persona of his mother, his stepfather, Horatio, or the ghost at the end of Act I. Marking Scheme: 5 basic completion of the assignment 6 letter contains supporting details from the play 7 persona is convincing 8 vocabulary reflects the play 9 reflective writing 10 written in the form of a sonnet

  10. Ontological Question • “To be or not to be…” Ontology – the study of existence concerned with the nature of being.  \On*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? thethingswhichexist (pl.neut. of ?, ?, being, p. pr. of ? tobe) + -logy: cf.F. ontologie.] Thatdepartmentofthescienceofmetaphysicswhichinvestigatesandexplainsthenatureandessentialpropertiesandrelationsofallbeings, assuch, ortheprinciplesandcausesofbeing.

  11. Hamlet Performance 0 – not done 5 – done 6 – with props 7 – sounds like sentences, not lines 8 – facial expressions and enthusiasm 9 – memorized 10 – believable / wowsers

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