Friday October 2, 2015 Act 2 begins

Friday October 2, 2015 Act 2 begins 

In class: vocabulary quiz 
new vocabulary Hamlet 4 quiz, Thursday, October 8  

Hamlet by William Shakespeare Vocabulary Quiz #4 Thursday, Oct 9

The quiz will be 10 matching and 10 contextual sentences

1.     remembrances- (noun) greetings or gifts recalling or expressing friendship or affection.

2.     origin- (noun) the point or place where something begins

3.     tedious- (adjective) lacking in mental interest, boring

4.     to indict-(verb) to accuse of a crime

5.     to devise-  (verb) to create a plan

6.     to pester-(verb) to annoy someone

7.     misogynistic-(adjective) Having a derogatory attitude towards  women

8.     torment- (noun) an intense feelings of pain

9.     lunacy- (noun) state of senseless behavior, thought to be caused by the moon

10.  potent- (adjective) having force or authority

Read part of this article: 

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2012/08/faking_insanity_forensic_psychologists_detect_signs_of_malingering_.html

Objectives: We will
Analyze Ophelia's conversation with Polonius 
Analyze Hamlet's letter to Ophelia 
Watch Hamlet's reasoning for his madness 
Debate and annotate about Hamlet's reasoning for his madness

Act 2. 1 

OPHELIA
No, my good lord. But as you did command 108 
I did repel his fetters and denied

His access to me. 

POLONIUS
That hath made him mad.
I am sorry that with better heed and judgment
I had not quoted him. I feared he did but trifle
And meant to wreck thee. But beshrew my jealousy!
By heaven, it is as proper to our age
To cast beyond ourselves in our opinions
As it is common for the younger sort
To lack discretion. Come, go we to the king.
This must be known, which, being kept close, might move
More grief to hide than hate to utter love.
Come.

Act 2.2 

Background information: 

Within the castle, Claudius and Gertrude welcome Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, two of Hamlet’s friends from Wittenberg. Increasingly concerned about Hamlet’s erratic behavior and his apparent inability to recover from his father’s death, the king and queen have summoned his friends to Elsinore in the hope that they might be able to cheer Hamlet. 

Polonius enters, announcing the return of the ambassadors whom Claudius sent to Norway. Upon return they tell Claudius that Prince Fortinbras’s wants his armies be allowed safe passage through Denmark to attack the Poland.

Hamlet's letter to Ophelia 

“Doubt thou the stars are fire, 116
  Doubt that the sun doth move,
  Doubt truth to be a liar,
  But never doubt I love.
 O dear Ophelia, I am ill at these numbers. I have not art to reckon my groans, but that I love thee best, oh, most best, believe it. Adieu.
  Thine evermore, most dear lady,
  whilst this machine is to him,

    Hamlet.”

watch Hamlet's reasoning for his madness 

chart for madness 

If absent watch this link: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8C4gPU_hEU