ENG 3U7

HOMEWORK:

• complete in-class essay self-evaluation + create 3 writing goals to be applied to next assignment

• double-entry journal for Act I [based on Glee posting]

DETAILS:

• read Act I -:- create a double-entry journal based on the points below:

1. note references to eyes and ears in scene 1 [hierarchy of the senses]

2. note contrast between supernatural world in scene i and political world in scene ii

3. assess Claudius' merits as King in scene ii

4. note key lines expressed by Hamlet in I.ii.67-88

5. comment on Hamlet's first soliloquy (I.ii.133-164)

6. note concluding lines of scenes -:- esp. I.ii.277-278

7. note I.iv.100

8. note: the ghost's appearance has been interpreted as Hamlet's subconcious, esp. I.v.48

9. note I.v.189-202 -:- how does Hamlet's speech move the plot forward?

10. note ending of scene I.v.210-212