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Analyze Ophelia's characterization and how gender roles are conveyed in the scene between Laertes, Polonius, and Ophelia.
Play: Hamlet by William Shakespeare — Act 1, Scene 3
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Analyze how Act 1, Scene 1 establishes mood and conflict and also raises important questions about the play.
Standards
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.5RL.11-12.7
Identify and analyze conflicts Shakespeare introduces in Act 1, Scene 2.
L.11-12.5RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.6
Analyze how Shakespeare uses Hamlet's first soliloquy to provide characterization and introduce the theme of appearance versus reality.
RI.11-12.7RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
Make connections between an opinion article and Act 1, Scene 3 of Hamlet.
RI.11-12.1RI.11-12.7RL.11-12.2
Analyze how Hamlet's encounter with the ghost develops the plot and shapes Hamlet's motivations and actions.
Analyze how Shakespeare uses characterization to develop the theme of appearance versus reality.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
Analyze what Hamlet's conversations with other characters reveal about his mental state.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.6
Analyze what Hamlet's second soliloquy reveals about his state of mind.
RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.7
Analyze what Hamlet's 3.1 soliloquy reveals about his state of mind, and compare how three different performances portray Hamlet's character.
Write an emulation of the "To be or not to be" soliloquy to reflect a personal dilemma.
L.11-12.3W.11-12.10W.11-12.3W.11-12.4W.11-12.5
Analyze how the nunnery scene in Act 3, Scene 1 heightens conflicts between Hamlet and other characters.
Analyze how Hamlet's thoughts and behavior in two scenes contribute to the theme of madness in the play.
Analyze the impact of Fortinbras and his army on Hamlet's attitude towards revenge.
Analyze the depiction of Ophelia's madness and death at the end of the play.
Compare Ophelia and Gertrude's portrayal in two revisionist narratives with their portrayal in Shakespeare's text.
RL.11-12.4RL.11-12.7W.11-12.10
Analyze how the gravedigger scene reveals views of mortality and further develops conflicts.
Analyze the final scene of Hamlet for ideas about mortality and revenge.
RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3
Analyze the connections between the characters and conflicts in Hamlet and a group of prisoners staging a production.
RI.11-12.2RI.11-12.7
Analyze how the podcast's episode addresses themes of sin, guilt, and redemption.
Engage in a Socratic seminar about Hamlet by supporting arguments with strong textual evidence.
SL.11-12.1.aSL.11-12.1.bSL.11-12.1.cSL.11-12.1.dSL.11-12.4
Select a scene from Hamlet and complete a brainstorm for its key components.
RL.11-12.1RL.11-12.2RL.11-12.3RL.11-12.4
Brainstorm and write a draft of a promptbook for a selected scene from Hamlet.
W.11-12.1W.11-12.2W.11-12.4W.11-12.5W.11-12.6
Provide peer feedback and make revisions to the Hamlet promptbook.
W.11-12.5W.11-12.6
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