No warm-up; instead, have your notes packet out so we can take some background notes before jumping into Hamlet.

 Heroes essays will be peer edited tomorrow.  You will need to attach your peer review to your final copy WITH your rubric.  The final essay will be due…  Period 1:  Period 2:  Period 3:  Bring Hamlet, Shakespeare notes, worksheets, etc. forever; if you don’t have the book, you’ll loose points.

STANDARDS Reading 3.1: Analyze characteristics of subgenres that are used in poetry, prose, plays, etc.

SHAKESPEARE Turn to page 818 as we prepare to read Hamlet.

NOTES Get out your notes and let’s continue our preparation for reading Hamlet.

NOTES I. Shakespeare’s Time: A. Renaissance 1. Religious devotion— a. Protestantism v. Catholicism b. Catholicism i. purgatory: ii. prayer for forgiveness: iii. ghosts:

NOTES 2. Humanities— a. Arts: b. Literature: i. Poetry: ii. Drama: iii. Prose:

NOTES 3. Age of Exploration—With a turn away from religious devotion and a turn toward the study of the power of man, men began to test their limits by exploring their world. a. National Power b. International Conflict

NOTES 4. The Tutor Monarchs—The Renaissance occurred under the Tudor reign, which began with King Henry the VII and ended with Queen Elizabeth (118 years total). a. Henry VII ( ): b. Henry VIII ( ): i. Henry VIII’s marriages/children: ii. Henry VIII’s Act of Supremacy (1534):

NOTES c. Edward VI ( ): d. Mary I ( ): e. Elizabeth I ( ): i. Mary Stuart ii. End of the Tutor era: f. Hamlet and the monarchy: