1. How are Hamlet’s madness and Ophelia’s madness different? How are they similar?

2. The Last Literary Term!

3.  Challenge: What does this lit term mean?  Definition: A character who provides a contrast to another character to highlight specific qualities

4. the medieval practice of placing a metal foil around a gemstone to make it shine brighter. Jewelers often put shiny metal foil underneath a gem to make the stone shine brighter.

5.  Foil characters make the characteristics and personality of the protagonist stand out and shine brighter for the audience or reader.

6. A literary foil is someone who highlights another character's trait, usually by contrast, but sometimes by competing with him, making remarks, or egging him on. Sidekicks often serve as foils to the hero by being something the hero himself is not (a calm and thoughtful sidekick when the hero is hotheaded, for example). In the classic good-guy versus bad guy scenario, both the hero and villain can each be considered the other's foil, in that each acts to show how the other behaves in certain situations.

7. Foils highlight traits by Contrast Competition Remarks Pay attention to Sidekicks Villains Opposites Similar circumstances

10. FoilDifferentEmphasized Fortinbrasplanned action despite the risk Hamlet is afraid to act Laertesrash and emotional action Hamlet thinks a lot (too much) ???

11. CharacterFoilDifferentEmphasis OpheliaLaertesFemale/Male Suicide/Violent Strength vs. Weakness Rosencrantz and Guildenstern HoratioFalse/LoyaltyFriendship Old HamletClaudiusGood/EvilKings ????

12. 1. Churlish 2. Requiem 3. Forgery 4. Signet 5. Canker 6. Sultry 7. Rapiers 8. Swoon 9. Carnal 10. Tragedy

14. FOILS of Hamlet  Fortinbras– planned action despite the risk  Laertes – rash and emotional action

15.  Ophelia / Laertes  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern/ Horatio  Old Hamlet / Claudius

16.  Predictions about the problems at the end of Act IV… 1. How will Hamlet react to the death of Ophelia? 2. Will Hamlet learn of the poisoning plot of Laertes and Claudius? 3. How will Gertrude act towards Claudius?

17. 1. J 2. F 3. I 4. D 5. A 6. H 7. C 8. E 9. G 10. B