Hamlet Act III Blog- Due December 16

Hamlet Act III Blog- Due December 16

Answer the following questions:

1. Hamlet gives advice about acting to the Players before "The Mousetrap" in Act III sc i. Do you agree with the acting advice he gives? Who is your favorite actress/actor? Why?
To not pretend act. Will Smith b/c he really gets into his characters.

2. Do you think Hamlet crosses the line in how he acts toward Ophelia, R & G, and Queen i.e. rudely? Even though he's the hero of the story, do you like him as a character overall? Do his flaws make him a more compelling character? Why or why?
Yes with Ophelia. I don't really like him, he is crazy. I think it kind of makes him as a character.

3. Claudius evidently feels guilt during Act III sc iii; however, he finds difficult to ask for forgiveness. Why is this so? Is there any any way Claudius can be redeemed?
He doesn't want to admit to everyone what he did for forgiveness.

4. Hamlet's fatal flaw in the inability to act, and his tendency to overanalyze situations. Think of other films/books you've viewed. What's one of the characters flaws? Do you think Hamlet can overcome his flaw by the end of the play?
Falling in love to easily. i don't think that Hamlet can overcome his flaw.

5. Was the Ghost actually in the room with the Queen or was he just imagining it? Why or why not?
No b/c she couldn't even see it and other people have seen it so it must not be there.

Hamlet Act II Blog- Due December 10th

Hamlet Act II Blog- Due December 10th

1. Based on what he does during Act II, how would you characterize Polonius?
He is a spy. he is way overly involved with his children

2. During his conversations with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act II Sc ii, Hamlet describes his perceptions of reality? In your own words, describe Hamlet's worldview? Are you an optimist, pessimist, or a realist? Why?
He is pessimistic and depressed. I would say im an optimist but still a realist.

3. Is Polonius justified in how he plans to use Ophelia to find more about Hamlet?
No it is his daughter and he should not use her like that just to find out about Hamlet.

4. At this point in the play, do you think Hamlet is really crazy or his he pretending to be insane? How does Hamlet act differently when he's around people and when he's giving soliloquies by himself i.e. end of Act II?
I think he is trying to distract people. When he is by himself he lets go and says how he really feels. no one else knows how he really feels.

5. Why do you think Hamlet's so attracted to the theater/acting? Why do you think he uses the play as a way to test his theory? Is Hamlet right be angry at himself for not acting on the ghost's words? Why?
He can be a different person and doesn't have to face himself. So he can see his uncles reaction.

6. Are Rosencrantz and Guildenstern wrong for spying on Hamlet? Why or why not? How do you think Hamlet feels after they admit they were sent for by the Queen and King?
I think its wrong but they didn't really have a choice b/c the king and queen asked them and they can't really say no to them. I think Hamlet felt betrayed.

Hamlet Act I Journal- Due December 4th

Hamlet Act I Journal- Due December 4th

1. Pick a passage from Act I of Hamlet. Write it down. Practice citing it (Ham.Act.Scene.Line Numbers). Why did you pick this passage? What do you think it's trying to say?
I am thy father's spirit, Doom'd for a certain term to walk the night, and for the day confined to fast in fires, till the foul crimes done in my days of nature are burnt and purged away. But I am forbid to tell the secrets of my prison-house, I could a tale unfold whose lightest word would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, make thy two eyes, like stars, start from their spheres, Thy knotted and combined locks to part, and each particular hair to stand an end like quills upon the fretfull porpentine. (Hamlet.I.V.13-24)

2. The ghost is Hamlet plays a crucial role in setting events in motion? Are you a Horatio(skeptic of ghosts) or a Marcellus(believer in ghosts)? Why or why not?
I have never seen a ghost so its hard for me to believe in ghosts.

3. We get to know characters via a variety of channels: what they do, what they say, what they think, how they're described, and what others say/think about them. Do a character analysis of one of the following characters: Hamlet, Claudius, Horatio, Gertrude Find a specific passage for each of the following.


What They Say/Think:

Passage:

What They Do:

Passage:

How They're Described:

Passage:

What Other Characters Say/Think About Them:

Passsage:


Based on all of the textual evidence, what is your overall opinion about this character?


4. Put yourself in Hamlet's position, what would would do with the news from the ghost? Do you trust the ghost's word or do you need better evidence? Would you tell anyone else what the ghost said to you or would you keep it a secret?
I would probably believe the ghost and take it personal especially if it said it was my dad. I think i would keep it a secret if he wanted me to get revenge.