Friday, April 17, 2015

A.P. Hamlet Scholars: April 17, 2015

Focus: What background information do we need to understand R & G are dead?

1. Warming up: So what do you already know about Hamlet? A crossword challenge for you!
  • Where does the play primarily take place?
  • What is the play's/Hamlet's central conflict?
  • What minor "battles" take place in the play?
  • How are the play's conflicts ultimately resolved?
2. Reviewing Hamlet with a little help from Wikipedia

3. Watching the official 60-second HamletReduced Shakespeare Company

4. If time allows, (re)introducing yourselves to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern via two Hamlet clips

Act 2, scene 2 (58:10)
Act 3, scene 2 (2:00:30)

5. Cooling down: What do we know about these two characters, and why might Tom Stoppard have chosen them for his play?

HW:
If you'd like feedback on your brainstorming, outlining, and drafting, please send me an e-mail with your specific inquiries. If you just Google share a document with me, I'm not sure what you'd like help with.

New final due date: April 27 (however, if you turn yours in early, it will be the first one graded and returned)


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