English 12 Notebook 3rd 9-Weeks Due Friday 3/25/11

1/19/11 Intro Activity: What report did Ophelia make of Hamlet’s behavior? How does Polonius explain this behavior? First Intro Activity for the 3rd 9-Weeks!

1/24/11 Intro Activity: What are the duties of directors of films and plays? What decisions do they make? What qualities make an actor ‘good’?

1/25/11 Intro Activity: What do you believe Polonius will report to the King and Queen regarding his exchange with Hamlet?

1/31/11 Intro Activity: Polonius is a man with many schemes. Unsatisfied with the staged interaction between Hamlet and Ophelia, he has plotted another scheme. What does he plan to do this time?

2/3/11 Intro Activity: Explain the significance of the following quote.

2/8/11 Intro Activity: What is the significance of Polonius’s murder? What events do you believe this will cause?

2/11/11 Intro Activity: What signs or symptoms would someone suffering from madness display? List several examples from Hamlet and beyond.

2/17/11 Intro Activity: How do Claudius and Laertes plan to kill Hamlet?

3/1/11 Intro Activity: Why is Hamlet so furious at Laertes for his manner of mourning Ophelia in Act V Scene i?

3/8/11 Intro Activity: Reread the poem he wrote to Ophelia (Act II Scene ii – page 116) Do you believe he truly loved her? Explain why or why not.

3/17/11 Intro Activity: When we describe someone as innocent, we usually mean they are free of guilt. What are some signs or symbols that suggest innocence?

Building Blocks of Romanticism Interest in nature Exaltation of the imagination Increased faith in the worth of the individual

William Blake 1757-1827 Poet and artist Most extreme example of the Romantic sensibility in Britain