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Hamlet Act 1 scene 1

Hamlet Act 1 scene 1. Revenge. Free write. “Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.” Walter Weckler “Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.” Austin O'Malley

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Hamlet Act 1 scene 1

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  1. Hamlet Act 1 scene 1 Revenge

  2. Free write • “Revenge has no more quenching effect on emotions than salt water has on thirst.” Walter Weckler • “Revenge is often like biting a dog because the dog bit you.” Austin O'Malley • Choose 1 of these quotes: 1) explain what it means and 2) decide whether or not you agree.

  3. Socratic seminar • Read the following excerpt from Francis Bacon, Underline 1 line that you feel is important.

  4. Central question: The idea that most sums up the passage is: • Selfishness • Wisdom • power • Please rank the following ideas from 1-3

  5. Theme of Revenge • So what is the source of the difficulties with this play? Well, we can begin by acknowledging that Hamlet is a revenge play. That is, the story is based upon the need to revenge a murder in the family. In a typical revenge plot, there are no authorities to appeal to, either because the original criminal is too powerful (e.g., has become king) or those in a position to act do not know about or believe in the criminality of the original villain. Thus, the central character has to act on his own, if any justice is to occur.

  6. Hamlet act 1, scene 1 • Act out scene 1: characters Bernardo Francisco Marcellus Horatio The ghost Setting? Foreshadowing?

  7. Focus on Horatio’s speech as, by the same covenant,     And carriage of the article design'd,     His fell to Hamlet. Now, sir, young Fortinbras,     Of unimproved mettle hot and full,     Hath in the skirts of Norway here and there Shark'd up a list of lawless resolutes,     For food and diet, to some enterprise     That hath a stomach in't; which is no other--     As it doth well appear unto our state--     But to recover of us, by strong hand     And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands     So by his father lost: and this, I take it,     Is the main motive of our preparations,     The source of this our watch and the chief head     Of this post-haste and romage in the land. • Revenge? • That can I;     At least, the whisper goes so. Our last king,     Whose image even but now appear'd to us,     Was, as you know, by Fortinbras of Norway,     Thereto prick'd on by a most emulate pride,     Dared to the combat; in which our valiant Hamlet--     For so this side of our known world esteem'd him--     Did slay this Fortinbras; who by a seal'd compact,     Well ratified by law and heraldry,     Did forfeit, with his life, all those his lands     Which he stood seized of, to the conqueror:     Against the which, a moiety competent     Was gaged by our king; which had return'd    To the inheritance of Fortinbras,     Had he been vanquisher;

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