Hamlet’s Soliloquies In your groups you will be assigned one soliloquy. Large classes will have two groups assigned to each soliloquy. Act 1, scene 2 Act II, scene 2 Act III, scene 2 Act III, scene 3 Act IV scene 4

Within your groups Examine your soliloquy for references he sees inside himself, qualities he assigns to others, and qualities he attributes to truths of all humans. For example, in act IV, scene 4, Hamlet begins with “How all occasions do inform against me/And spur my dull revenge.” This statement is self focused. The next statement is a generalization on man.” What is man/If his chief good and market of his time/Be but to sleep and feed? A beast, no more.”

How do I keep track? As an individual and group, you should keep a chart similar to this. Line NumbersHamlet’s Qualities Qualities he assigns to others (man, peers, women, actors, etc.) Qualities of all humans Literary device used

Then what … Make assertions summing up how you believe Hamlet perceives each subject from the columns. – How does Hamlet view himself? – How does he view men, his peers, etc. – How does he view all humans? Your assertions must be complex. Bad sentence = Hamlet believes all women are whores. A good sentence utilizes a subordinate clause (because)

The final component Your group is going to teach the class your soliloquy. You should make a PowerPoint to aid your discussion. The PowerPoint should … – contain your chart. You want to walk people through the analysis so they can annotate their own text. – Contain your assertions This will be a minor grade assessed based on the thoroughness of your presentation.