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7/29/2019 Introduction to Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
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The Tragedy of
Hamlet,
Prince of Denmark
by William Shakespeare
Before we get into somespecifics about how your
notebook should be set up,here's a brief preview of whatyou are in for:
I should say that I am jealousthat you get to experience thisplay for the first time. I've
been teaching it for years andit is still enjoyable for me toteach because you will help mesee things.
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Throughout theplay, you are tokeep a notebook(see Reader'sNotebook Rubric)on two characters
and one "strand"which runs throughHamlet.
You need to makesure that you do notlose your notebook.
This Notebook willbe a substantialpart of your quartergrade, worth about15%.
I will check thenotebook onoccasion for
homeworkassignments andcollect it aftercertain Acts.
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Notebook Set-Up:
The following will be thefirst page of yournotebook:
The next few slides willgo into a bit more detailabout your choices.
Your Name's HamletNotebook
The maincharacterthat I willfollow:
The minorcharacterthat I willfollow:
The"strand"that I willfollow:
Hamlet orOphelia
See nextslide for info.
Info in twomore slides
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How to choose which minor character to follow:
Choose one of the following:
Gertrude: Hamlet's Mom,
Claudius: Hamlet's uncle, whohas married Hamlet's mom(more on this later) and has
replaced Hamlet's Dad (KingHamlet)
Horatio: Hamlet's BFF
Polonius: Ophelia's Dad
Laertes: Ophelia's Brother
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern:Two of Hamlet's Friends,always together
Hamlet is in a"relationship" withOphelia, but ...
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How to choose which "strand" to follow:
Fortune & FateWords wordswords
Water & LiquidPrisonstrumpetnessGhostsLightDarkFlora
FaunaDreamsMasculinityFemininity
A "strand" is an image or anidea which you will tracethroughout the play. Everytime you see a reference tothe image or idea, you willwant to note it (Act, Scene,line numbers) in a list at theend of your notebook.
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Notebook Set-Up:
The following will be thenext section of pages of
your notebook:
Topic: Characters
Hamlet
protagonist
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Ophelia
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KingHamlet
KingClaudius
QueenGertrude
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Notebook Set-Up: Topic: Characters
Polonius
Laertes
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Topic: Characters
Francisco
Marcellus
Topic: Characters
Horatio
Barnardo
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Fortune & FateWords wordswords
Water & Liquid
PrisonstrumpetnessGhostsLightDark
FloraFaunaDreamsMasculinityFemininity
Notebook Set-Up: Topic: Strands
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