Three Sons

How do the three sons of Hamlet (Fortinbras, Laertes, and Hamlet) seek revenge to varying degrees of success?


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A Hamlet Carol

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio,
Than are dreamt of in your philosophy

"There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio,/Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."
                           -William Shakespeare, Hamlet, 1.5.187-188

How do Dickens and Shakespeare use supernatural forces to influence the characters and central ideas of their works A Christmas Carol and Hamlet?


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Off The Rails?

Is Hamlet actually crazy or acting crazy?

(use a quote from the play to support your answer)

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"To Be...

...or not to be"

(maybe the best performance of the famous speech found at the link below)

Link

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A Room of One's Own by Virginia Woolf

Chapter Three

[Read from the paragraph that begins with "Be that as it may" to the end]
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Intelligence Test

Part One


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IR #2

Finish A Christmas Carol by 12/8

MP1/Survey

Link


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Macbeth/MUA

Select one of Macbeth’s soliloquies. In the selected soliloquy, how does Shakespeare develop Macbeth’s character in relation to other characters?

-select from the following soliloquies:
3.1.51
1.7.1
1.4.55
1.3.140
2.1.44

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[A soliloquy (from Latin solo "to oneself" + loquor "I talk") is a device often used in drama when a character speaks to himself or herself, relating thoughts and feelings, thereby also sharing them with the audience.]

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QW: Mac Act One

At the end of Act One, who is in control of the action in the play?

Hello Macbeth...

Quick Write: How do specific word choices in character’s dialogue impact the development of Macbeth’s character?

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Macbeth/I.i

Quick Write:
What choices does Shakespeare make about how to begin the play? How do these choices contribute to the meaning and aesthetic impact?

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Open House [Survey]

Link



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Common Core Survey:

Survey Link

Rubric Link:

NYS Text Analysis Rubric

Annotation Codes:

-Box [ ] unfamiliar words.

-Star (*) important or repeating ideas.

-Put a question mark (?) next to a section you are questioning or confused about.

-Use an exclamation point (!) for connections between ideas or ideas that strike or surprise you in some way.

-Remember to write notes in the margin or in your notebook as you read to record your ideas and thoughts.

My Last Duchess (link)

LINK

Day One [Twitter Survey]

Twitter Survey