Hamlet Act One

Characters of the Play (Follow along in No Fear)

Setting: Elsinore, Denmark The Royal Castle late middle ages (14th and 15th centuries, or 1300 to 1499)

Act 1, Scene 1

Ms. S’ Example: Our soldiers are as brave as lions. Simile Comparing two unlike things using the words “like” or “as.” Ms. S’ Example: Our soldiers are as brave as lions.

Ms. S Example: John: “I don’t think we should go in there, Luke.” Foreshadow The warning or indication of a future event. Ms. S Example: John: “I don’t think we should go in there, Luke.”

Allusion An indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. Ms. S’ Example: “Don’t act like a Romeo in front of her.” – “Romeo” is a reference to Shakespeare’s Romeo, a passionate lover of Juliet, in “Romeo and Juliet”.

Critical Thinking 1.. What atmosphere is created by the opening scene? How? 2. Why would a dead king want to come back from the dead? 3. How does the reader know this ghost is not a hallucination? 4. How could this ghost be explained as a foreshadowing of coming evil?

Act 1, Scene 2

Ms. S’ statement: Your enemy’s friend is your enemy. Paradox A silly statement that tells the truth. Ms. S’ statement: Your enemy’s friend is your enemy.

Ms. S’ Example: My brother was boiling mad! Metaphor Comparison between two things that are unrelated but share some common characteristics. Ms. S’ Example: My brother was boiling mad!

Ms. S’ Example: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky. Personification Attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman. Ms. S’ Example: The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

Act 1, Scenes 3 & 4

Act 1, Scene 5

Envy Revenge

Allusion Pg. 63 (Find it and write it!)

Foreshadow Pg. 75(Find it and write it!)

My Papa’s Waltz: Central ideas of Envy & Revenge http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/172103 What metaphors did we see? Similes? Rhyme Pattern? Defining? Read “in between” the lines.

Mood Mood- is the feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader: happy, sad, peaceful, etc. How do Shakespeare’s choices about how to begin the play establish the mood? How do Shakespeare’s choices about how he portrays Hamlet establish the mood of the play? *Think about the two watchmen in the very beginning of the play.

Act 1 Review

1 Pt What are the watchmen waiting for?

1 Pt Who does the ghost look like?

1 Pt What does Horatio say the ghost brings?

1 Pt What are the three things Marcellus is wondering?

1 Pt What is King Fortinbras seeking?

1 Pt What is Horatio begging the ghost to do?

1 Pt What are roosters known to do toward ghosts?

1 Pt What does Horatio suggest to tell Hamlet?

1 pt What does Claudius say about himself, even though his brother died?

1 pt Why does Claudius send his men to Fortinbras?

1 pt What does Laertes ask Claudius?

1 pt What do Claudius and Gertrude question about Hamlet’s attire?

1 pt What does Gertrude want Hamlet to do?

1 pt How do we know Hamlet is depressed (what does he say about life)?

1 pt What does Hamlet say his mom used to do with Claudius (even though she was still married to King Hamlet)?

1 pt What does Horatio tell Hamlet he saw?

1 pt What does Hamlet say he will do with Horatio?

1 pt What does Laertes say to Ophelia about Hamlet’s love for her?

1 pt What does Laertes say Hamlet cares more about (rather than Ophelia's feelings)?

1 pt What does Polonius rambling on and on show about his character?

1 pt What does Polonius say he heard about his daughter?

1 pt What does Polonius tell Ophelia not to believe and why?

1 pt What is Hamlet begging the ghost?

1 pt What does the ghost say or do back?

1 pt What does Horatio tell Hamlet while watching this happen?

1 pt What do Marcellus and Horatio discuss about Hamlet?

1 pt What does Horatio decide to do as Hamlet leaves?

1 pt What does the ghost ask Hamlet to do for him?

1 pt What story was everyone told when King Hamlet died?

1 pt What did Claudius do to Gertrude?

1 pt How does King Hamlet feel about women/Gertrude now?

1 pt How did King Hamlet REALLY die?

1 pt What is the one thing King Hamlet says NOT to do when seeking revenge?

1 pt What is Hamlet’s response when Horatio tries to ask what happened with him and the ghost?

1 pt What does Hamlet make the men swear to?

2 pt each “I think it's wise to mourn him while also thinking about my own well being.” -Claudius ____________________________________________________________________________________ “Each son has had to mourn his father for a certain period. But overdoing it is just stubborn.” -Gertrude “...Surrender your treasure chest to his greedy hands.” - Polonius

2 pt each “Don't be like a bad priest who fails to practice what he preaches.” -Ophelia ____________________________________________________________________________________ “Offer yourself more respect, or- not to beat this word to death- you’ll offer me the chance to be a laughing stock.” - Polonius to Ophelia “I know when a man is on fire, he’ll swear anything.” - Polonius

2 pt The whiskey on your breath Could make a small boy dizzy; ________________________________________________ But I hung on like death: Such waltzing was not easy. ___________________________________________________ We romped until the pans Slid from the kitchen shelf; ____________________________________________________

2 pt My mother's countenance (facial expression) Could not unfrown itself. ______________________________________________________ The hand that held my wrist Was battered on one knuckle; __________________________________________________ At every step you missed My right ear scraped a buckle. _________________________________________________

2 pt You beat time on my head With a palm caked hard by dirt, ________________________________________________ Then waltzed me off to bed Still clinging to your shirt. _____________________________________________________

Act 2, Scene 1

Do Now What would you define as someone going completely mad?

He has gone mad! No I haven’t.

What aspects of Ophelia’s story indicate Hamlet’s madness is real and which indicate that it is just part of his “Antic Disposition?” Real (Actually Crazy) Disposition (Just being dramatic) Saw dad’s ghost Kept staring at her Uncle killed his dad Grabbing her wrist Love for Ophelia Pants on the ground

Vocabulary for Act Two Incontinency- lacking morals Extent- Welcome in sexual activity Sable Arms- Armor Gyved- Shackled Polack- King of Poland Machine- Heart (pumps on its own like a machine) Springes- Traps (springs are used in traps) Privates- Those not in public office (Private in the army/office) Inhibition- Prohibition

Sarcasm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBztjzDr0fM It’s an age old thing … it’s not just you who does it… :) Shakespeare (Hamlet) obvs did it too. #salty #sarcastic #poloniuscanidateyourdaughter

Dramatic Irony The meaning of the situation is understood by the audience but not by the characters in the play. Example: If you’re watching a movie about the Titanic and a character leaning on the balcony right before the ship hits the iceberg says, "It's so beautiful I could just die," that’s an example of dramatic irony.

Annotations on Scenes where Hamlet is being QUITE sarcastic and using some sort of irony. Try not to confuse the two. Sarcastic- Talking Irony- Doesn’t come out right with talking… hinted at… think of the song Hamlet brings up.

Annotations continued Write out the quote List whether it is sarcasm or irony Explain HOW it is ironic

Sarcasm and Irony Quote:_________________________________________________________________________________ Circle One: Sarcasm or Irony How is it sarcasm or irony?

Brave/Revenge Seeker Pg. 131

Jephthah and his Daughter

What does this dude’s daughter have to do with Ophelia and her dad Polonius? Well, first of all it is a literary allusion. Hamlet is scolding Polonius for sacrificing his own virgin daughter barring her marriage, children, and ultimately her life. He is also insulting Polonius, while at the same time kind of insulting himself when he mentions that Jephthah was "the son of a harlot" (referring to his own mother, while also slinging an insult at Polonius).