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HAMLET ACT I, SCENE V

HAMLET ACT I, SCENE V. juniors. Swbat analyze the role of the ghost in Act I and understand Biblical allusions. DO NOW: What is your definition of allusion?. HOMEWORK. Check Website. ALLUSIONS. Scene 5 Lethe : river in hades in Greek mythology

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HAMLET ACT I, SCENE V

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  1. HAMLETACT I, SCENE V juniors

  2. Swbat analyze the role of the ghost in Act I and understand Biblical allusions • DO NOW: What is your definition of allusion?

  3. HOMEWORK • Check Website

  4. ALLUSIONS Scene 5 Lethe: river in hades in Greek mythology Patrick: Saint who proved the existence of Purgatory to the doubting Irish. Saint Patrick was regarded as the keeper of Purgatory because he found an entrance on the island of Lough Derg, which he used to prove the existence of an intermediate state to the “doubting Irish.” This is evidence of a Catholic interpretation of the ghost as a spirit at this point.

  5. READING TOGETHER • HAMLET • GHOST • MARCELLUS • HORATIO

  6. THE LEGITIMACY OF THE GHOST • A ghost was a common feature in the genre of the Revenge Play, of which HAMLET is a highly developed example. Shakespeare used them in other play as well, noteably MACBETH, JULIUS CAESAR and RICHARD III. Belief in ghosts was common in Shakespeare's time (though many of the more educated did hold belief in them to be merely superstition). • Hamlet never doubts the existence of the spirit, only questions whether it is actually his father, and whether its intentions are good or evil. See I.ii.244-245, I.v.40-44, II.ii.595-600, III.ii.80-84. • That it appears, and in armour, indicates to Hamlet and Marcellus that 'all is not well', that 'something is rotten in the state of Denmark', as indeed it turns out to be: Claudius has killed the King and usurped the throne. • The ghost scares the hell out of Marcellus, Bernardo and Horatio, so the way Hamlet faces it is clearly meant to show his bravery. • It speaks only to Hamlet. I.v, as well as furthering the plot by having Hamlet made aware of Claudius' act, also gives some opportunity to show the relationship between father and son.

  7. GROUP ACTIVITY • Scene 1 • Scene 2 • Scene 3 • Scene 4 • Scene 5 • *Once you have identified at least one quote within your group, send the person to the whiteboard to write it and explain its importance

  8. PICK 1 OF YOUR QUOTES • In your group, each choose a different quote and analyze what it means, why it is important. Does it contain a literary element? • Foreshadowing • Metaphor • Symbolism • Imagery *Hand this in at the end of the period

  9. Watching Act I • How is the movie different than the play?

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