- P&P
- Let's dig into this drama using Subtext. I want everyone to make one insight, ask one good question, and attempt one answer to one of your colleagues' questions per Act. Given that Elizabethan drama is five acts, that means a total of fifteen posts. This is a minimum; I'd like to see even more. Let's try to understand as much of Hamlet as we can. . . . You know, spill a bunch of virtual ink in George Bernard Shaw's face ; )
- See above
- Leithart (those of you who have already done these journals for English 400 will receive the credit you already earned. If you'd like to qualify for more, please feel free to redo them).
HW: J - Hamlet, Act 1 (block)
Read
Leithart (pgs. 120-129) and answer the following questions
- What dramatic and thematic purposes does Fortinbras, the young prince of Norway, serve?
- Contrast the late King Hamlet (the ghost) with Claudius (his brother and present King of Denmark).
- What is significant (and ironic) about fathers, particularly about most of the fathers in this drama?
- How does Shakespeare develop the theme that appearances sometimes mask reality (cite two examples)?
- What is the purpose of Shakespeare's "ghosts"?
- Discuss the important question concerning the "nature" of the ghost (where it comes from) and how we know.
- How was King Hamlet killed? What imagery does the ghost use to describe his death, and why is this (biblically) significant?
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