Journal Extra Credit

Hey guys,

I forgot my sheet at school explaining the extra credit and whatever.

Can someone explain to me what we have to type the paper about?

Thanks!

Forest S

To Be Or Not To Be!

hey guys! just wanted to know who was planning on going tomorrow!

-amelia

Act 5 notes

Act 5 Scene 1:

1. Clowns: peasant and country folks

• grave diggers
  
• serve as comic relief
  
• they have a debate whether someone (Ophelia) should have a Christian burial
  
• One gives a riddle that Ask: Who Builds Stronger a Mason, Shipwright, or Carpenter? Answer: a gallow maker because the frame outlives a thousand tenants

2. Hamlet comes

• the clowns are throwing skulls
  
• Hamlet is wondering why they are singing and joking around when they should be somber because someone died
• Hamlet realize a skull belongs to Yorick (court jester to Hamlet Sr.)
• Jester- Truth teller, he can tell the truth to the king without any repercussion
• Hamlet refers to Alexander the Great and realize that when he died he became a skull like Yorick (reinforces the idea that no matter who you are, death is certain)

3. Hamlet's age

• The day Hamlet Sr. killed Fortinbras Sr. was the day Hamlet was born
  
• Scholars wonder if Shakespeare changed the age for an actor Richard Burbage age 30 (acted in many of Hamlet's plays)
• OR another actor recalled Shakespeare wrote that Yorick was in the ground for 12 years not 23

4. The funeral

• Laertes jumps into grave to hug Ophelia for the last time
  
• Hamlet comes in and calls himself Hamlet the Dane
  
• They both fight over who loved Ophelia more in her grave
• "...the reason that you use me thus? I love you ever: but no it is no matter.... the cat will mew and dog will have his day"- Hamlet, He is telling Horatio that he will have his day

5. Hamlet the Dane

• Hamlet say this at Ophelia Funeral
• Allude to the state is the monarchy
  
• Hamlet is saying that he is king
• 1st time in the play Hamlet claims his thrown
  

Act 5 Scene 2

1. Claudius' plan to kill Hamlet

• When fencing with Laertes, replace Laertes foil with a real sword and put poison on it
  
• Put Poison in Hamlet's Drink

2. The fencing duel

• Laertes bet six barberry horses on himself
• Claudius bets on Hamlet as a cover
• Laerates is known for his fencing (an ability Hamlet was jealous of)'
• Horatio advices Hamlet not to duel against Laeraties because he is going to lose
• Hamlets says that he will still duel because when Horatio was in France Hamlet was practicing his fencing

3. Osric

• Serves as comic relief
  
• Hamlet is teasing by changing his mind about the weather
• He keeps taking off or putting on his hat to comply with what Hamlet is saying
  
• Similar to the cloud scene with Polonius
  

3. Hamlets epiphany

• After Horatio tried to persuade Hamlet not to duel, Hamlet also said "Not a whit, we defy augury: there's a special providence in the fall of a sparrow." - meaning we don't know what the future holds
  
• The sparrow refers to a passage in the Bible that says even God know when a lowly sparrow dies
  
• Preparing is key, it is good to be ready to die with integrity
  
• Hamlet finally finds the answer to his question" To be or not to be that is the question?" Which is "Let Be"

4. Death

• Gertrude is first to die
• debate on whether she knew there was poison in her cup
• could serve as repentance for her sins
  

• Laerates cuts Hamlet in an illegal move
• Hamlet is angry took the sword and cut him back
• Laerates "Why, as a woodcock to mine own spring... kill's with mine own treachery."
  Note: sword is covered with poison

• Gertrude then falls to the ground yelling the cup was poison
• Hamlet sees then stabs Claudius
  

5. Deus ex machina

• Forntinbras comes in when Hamlet is on the verge of death
• Hamlet give the thrown to him

Tiff T

Act IV. iv Questions

hey guys two more questions i was wondering if i could have help with

4. What fault does Hamlet recognize in himself?
5. What "occasions" or "examples" have brought this to his attention?

thank u !

-amelia

Act IV. iii Question

Does anyone know the answer to this question??

4. What is Hamlet's opiion about the value/ importance of life?

thanks!

-Amelia

Tuesday, March 9

hey guys i was wondering if we took any important notes today or what we did in class today since i wasnt there. if you could fill me in thatd be great. thank you!

-amelia

Panera Study Sesh for Act 3 Test

Just letting all those know what went on and why you should all come next time to study!

Act 3 Scene 2 Questions

hey guys i was wondering if you could help me out with these questions i dont understand

15. what is noticeably lacking from Horatio's responses to Hamlet's questions after everyone has left?
16. What question doesn't Hamlet ask Horatio, that he should have?


thanks!
-amelia

Act 3 Scene 1.. For real

I was absent the day we went over the question "does Hamlet have an idea that Claudius and Polonius are spying" in Act 3 Scene 1. i saw Caitlyn wrote a breif summary on this but can anyone tell me other main points for this an elaborate a little more? this is an imporant question and i would like to complelty understand it... thanks =)

-Amelia

Act 3 Scene 1

Act 3 notes:

Ok. If anyone was absent or just didn't take notes during the review of act 3 here are my notes. If you have anything to add, please do so.

Act 3 scene 1

• "to be or not to be"- contemplates life and death, only we dont know what comes after death because no one has come back to speak of it.
• if sleep is like death, one way to look at it is as a nightmare- unpleasant
• because we dont know what will happen, it is easier not to choose
• Hamlet's flaw at this moment is indecisiveness

Main question- Does Hamlet know he is being watched?

• three ways to take it-

1. he knows from the beginning-allows him to act overly crazy
2. finds out by the end-he starts honestly but ends crazy
3. knows nothing-leaves question: is it an act or actual insanity

Act 3 scene2 (this is going to be out of order because notes were taken upon the questions asked. obviously they went out of order)

• at the very least, Hamlet and Claudius know what each other are doing
• hamlet has now told horation what has happened and what his plan is
• horatio is trusted while hamlet is "mad"- Hamlet trusts Horation because he is an objective third party individual
• Character Description of Horatio- accepts everything as it is so nothing bothers him. takes the good with the bad
• he balances out Hamlet, hamlet respects horatio
• Hamlet realizes that he cant do his plan alone
• Horation never says that Claudius is guilty but Hamlet never asks
• After play, everyone sees Hamlet as ont who will kill Clausius-Hamlet has threatened king (killing king on stage= violation)
• Hamlet will have hard time getting confession
• During play, Hamlet and Ophelia have a conversation where Hamlet tries very hard to offend her
• he uses many sexual inuendos- Ophelia cant do anything about it
• Hamlet is vindictive, obnoxious, and hurtful
• (at this point we aren't meant to like him)
• Hamlet targets Gertrude about forgetting King Hamlet so quickly
• After play, Hamlet burns bridges to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
• Cloud Act: proves that Hamlet still has control over Polonius
• Soliloquy: murder thoughts: wants to hurt mother with words not actions
• note:* he has to remind himself not to hurt his mother
• Before Play: Hamlet asks players to act natural- voice of Shakespear coming thru
• Drama reflects reality-like a mirror-brings out everything: you see things you havent recognized about yourself or things you dont want to see in your self

I have run out of time. ill put up the rest later

Caitlyn