2. Turn to ACT 3 Scene 1 in Hamlet  I need volunteer actors to play these roles:  King Claudius  Queen Gertrude  Rosencrantz  Guildenstern  Polonius  Ophelia  Hamlet

3. TO Be Worksheet  Practice Formalist (New) Criticism and closely read the text – looking for connotations of words especially  DIDLS= Tone …as you read  No Fear Shakespeare… http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/page_138. html http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/page_138. html

4. Critical Analysis on the scene  Mrs. Bell will read you sections of the critical analysis…  Then we will watch the Branagh version of the scene and evaluate

5. Simpsons’ Hamlet http://paoloesquivel.multiply.com/video/ite m/4

6. Green Eggs and Hamlet I ask to be, or not to be. That is the question, I ask of me. This sullied life, it makes me shudder. My uncle's boffing dear, sweet mother. Would I, could I take my life? Could I, should I, end this strife? Should I jump out of a plane? Or throw myself before a train? Should I from a cliff just leap? Could I put myself to sleep? Shoot myself, or take some poison? Maybe try self immoloition? To shuffle off this mortal coil, I could stab myself with a fencing foil. Slash my wrists while in the bath? Would it end my angst and wrath? To sleep, to dream, now there's the rub. I could drop a toaster in my tub. Would all be glad, if I were dead? Could I perhaps kill them instead? This line of thought takes consideration – For I'm the king of procrastination.

7. http://www.angelfire.com/oh/Pretzel/Parod y.html  Write your own parody of the To Be soliloquy – keep with the same rhythm and rhetorical pattern (can even use same phrases)  You will have 10 min to make it as long as you can and then share in your group. Parody of To Be Soliloquy

8. TO Be memorization challenge  You have 5 min to memorize as much of the soliloquy as possible…  Then I will give you the soliloquy with sections missing and see how much you can fill in…  A Prize to the winner!!!