Act V quiz on Friday/ Friday essay due

Here are some items to consider for Friday:

What do Hamlet and Laertes fight about at Ophelia's funeral?

Why does Hamlet want Horatio to live at the end of Act V?

How did Hamlet uncover the King's plot to have him killed in England?


Who said the following:

"Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince; And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!"

"Her obsequies have been as far enlarg'd as we have warranty: her death was doubtful and, but that great command o'ersways the order, she should in ground unsanctified have lodg'd till the last trumpet:"


Don't forget about this week's Friday essay: revenge

Act III quiz Tuesday

Here are some questions to think about for Tuesday's quiz.

How does Claudius react when Lucianus pours the poison into the player king's ear?

What doesn't Hamlet kill Claudius when he sees him praying?

What does Hamlet ponder in his "To be or not to be" speech?



Who said the following?

"The lady doth protest to much, methinks."

"Do not forget: this visitation is but to whet thy almost blunted purpose."

Quiz over Act II on Tuesday

We will watch Act II in its entirety before taking the quiz tomorrow. Be sure to review Act II in your anthology before coming to class.

Here are some questions to think about:

* What news do Voltimand and Cornelius bring from Norway?

*When Gertrude says to Polonius, "More matter with less art," what does she mean?

*Hamlet arranges for the actors that have come to provide entertainment to perform what play?


Who said the following?

"Though this be madness, yet there is method in't."

"The play's the thing wherin I'll catch the conscience of the king."

Hamlet/Shakespeare quiz on Wednesday

Some questions to think about....

*What are the origins of Revenge Tragedies?

*What is the perspective on the world that Hamlet creates?

*On what are almost all of Shakespeare's plays based?

*During the reign of what monarch did Shakespeare live?


Happy Studying!