1. Bell Ringer (10 m) Put yourself in Hamlet’s shoes…
Would you seek revenge if someone hurt a member of your family? What if they killed someone you love? What kind of punishment would the person deserve?
Do you believe that revenge is ever justified? If so, when?

2. A3, B1, and B4 Agenda Bell Ringer Tragedy Notes
Hamlet Act 1- scenes 1, 2, and 3 w/ guided questions
Read and Analyze Hamlet’s first soliloquy
More movie?
I can analyze the characters and action in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

3. A1 and B2 Agenda Bell Ringer A1- Finish Shakespeare Uncovered
Act 1: i, ii, iii w/ guided questions
Vocabulary Activity
Hamlet analysis
I can analyze character plot and action in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

4. Tragedy Notes (25 m)
You can add to your notes from last time, or take notes on the Q-notes handout
In case you forgot how to use Q-notes…
Formulate a question from the topics given on the left-hand side of your handout, and then answer it with pertinent notes from the following slides.
Please keep these notes safe with the notes from last class. YOU WILL HAVE A QUIZ NEXT WEEK!

5. Elements of a Tragedy
First, this requires the fall of a regal person. Odds are, this will be a QUICK and SUDDEN fall.
How do we see this in Hamlet?

6. Social and Cosmological Consequences
Remember when we discussed consequences for disobeying the Divine Order?
Not only would there be social ramifications (shunned from family, friends, etc.), but there would also be the potential for natural disaster of some kind.

7. Determinism vs. Autonomy
Fate v. Free Will
Basically, the development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power (FATE) versus free will

8. Determinism v. Autonomy
Tragedies MUST have a balance of the two.
In tragedies, we must consider how much fate and free will affect the outcome of the work.
Can a tragedy be ALL fate? ALL free will?
Why or why not?

9. External Influences
These, often supernatural influences, will often signify the role of FATE

10. What is one of the most significant traits of a tragedy??

11. Multiple deaths Many many deaths

12. Tragic Nobility
The hero MUST accept some measure of responsibility and need SOME sense of a dignified ending. This means no begging, groveling, etc.
The hero needs a dignified death

13. Tragedy Terms

14. Catharsis
The purging of emotions or relieving of emotional tensions (through art or music)
Purging of pity and fear by the audience
Fear comes from the justice that was carried out
Pity comes from the fact that those who died deserved it.

15. Anagnorisis The critical moment of recognition or discovery
Otherwise known as, “tragic enlightenment”
It’s when the character realizes their part in the downfall

16. Hamartia
Tragic flaw
The quality that will bring about ruin

17. Pride that rivals the gods
Hubris
Overreaching pride
Pride that rivals the gods

18. Notes are done! Again, KEEP THEM SAFE!
Let’s catch up in the movie… (20 m)
Take out your movie guided questions
What did we watch last time?
What’s the hardest thing about the language?
Questions?
Begin. Act 1, scene 2, Claudius’ speech

19. Analyzing Hamlet’s Soliloquy (25 minutes)
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Work on the worksheet in front of you.
You make work with a partner for these questions.
Please look up vocabulary you do not know on your phone or in a dictionary.
Ask me if you have any questions!

20. If time, continue movie…