Ms. Bridges' AP English

THE LAST WEE SMALL TEST ON ACT V OF HAMLET 1. Please put the following in chronological order: ___a. Hamlet returns home from England. ___b. The gravedigger informs Hamlet that the skull belonged to Yorick. ___c. Hamlet tells Horatio the eventual fate of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. ___d. Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup prepared by Claudius ___e. Hamlet discovers that the grave being dug is for Ophelia. ___f. Osric informs Hamlet that Laertes wants to challenge him to a “friendly duel”. ___g. Hamlet and Laertes grapple with each other over Ophelia in her grave. ___h. The swords are switched and Hamlet wounds Laertes with the poisoned sword. ___i. Hamlet is wounded by Laertes with the poisoned sword. ___j. As Gertrude lies dying, she gasps that she has been poisoned by the drink. ___k. Horatio informs Fortinbras that Hamlet’s dying wish is for Fortinbras to succeed to the Danish throne. ___l. Hamlet forces the king to drink the poison. ___m. Laertes reveals his a...

JANUARY 18TH AGENDA for AP ENGLISH LITERATURE Monday, January 18th: Day off! Tuesday, January 19th: Your Vocabulary Unit 5 is due today. Break into groups and create a tableau for Act 1 and Act 2 Continue reading Act 3 Please keep Cornell Notes on Act 3 After reading Act 3, we will watch the dvd of HAMLET Please read at home the next five pages from where we stopped in class. Wednesday, January 20th: Continue reading Act 3 Please keep Cornell Notes on Act 3 After reading Act 3, we will watch the dvd of HAMLET Please read at home the next five pages from where we stopped in class. Thursday, January 21st: Today you will be given a sonnet from Shakespeare to analyze and multiple choice questions to answer. Continue reading Act 3 of HAMLET After reading Act 3, we will watch the dvd of HAMLET Please read at home the next five pages from where we stopped in class. Friday, January 22nd: Today we should be finished with Act 3 of Hamlet and will be going over the open book test. Remember: when ...

HAMLET WEE SMALL QUIZ ACT lV 1. Put in chronological order: ___  Laertes sees his sister, Ophelia, in her maddened, psychotic state. ___  Laertes barges in on Claudius, accusing him of murdering his father. ___  Ophelia, in her maddened state, offers rue to the King and Queen. ___  Claudius assures Laertes that he is innocent of his father’s death. ___  Gertrude announces that Ophelia has drowned. ___  Horatio receives a letter from Hamlet saying that he has escaped from being sent to England by boarding a pirate’s ship. ___  Claudius flatters Laertes by telling him Hamlet is jealous of his fencing prowess. ___  Hamlet refuses to tell Rosencrantz and Guildenstern where Polonius’ body is hidden. ___ Claudius conspires with Laertes to challenge Hamlet to a “friendly” duel in which he will be killed either with a poisoned rapier or a poisoned drink. ____ Claudius learns Hamlet has escaped from the ship that is heading to Engla...

ANOTHER WEE SMALL QUIZ OVER HAMLET ACT lll l. Put in order of sequence: A._____Hamlet asks Horatio to observe Claudius’ reaction to the play. B._____When the players perform in “dumb show” the murder of the king, Claudius rushes out of the performance. C.______Claudius and Polonius hide behind an arras and observe Ophelia’s contrived meeting with Hamlet. D.______Convinced that Hamlet’s bizarre behavior is not the result of unrequited love, Claudius informs Polonius that Hamlet must be sent away immediately to England E. ______Hamlet stabs Polonius to death as he hides behind the arras in Gertrude’s bedroom. F. ______While the king and Polonius hide and observe Ophelia’s contrived meeting with Hamlet, the prince insults her and tells her to “get thee to a nunnery.” G.______Hamlet argues with his mother, Gertrude, over her marriage to Claudius and counsels her to refrain from sleeping with the king. H.______During a heated argument with his mother in her bedroom, Ham...

Hi everyone, I was out of town for the past couple of days so I wasn't able to post these for you, but here they are: Suggested Topics for Ye Olde Hamlet Essay CHOOSE ONE ESSAY TOPIC! First suggested essay topic: Examine the motif of disease and decay in the play, Hamlet. How does Shakespeare use these motifs to explore the dilemma of a man trying to find good in a morally corrupt world? Find specific references to disease and decay in the play and be sure to cite them in order to support your thesis. Second suggested essay topic: Examine the motif of spying in Hamlet. Who spies on whom and for what purpose? How does that relate to the overall paranoia of the castle at Elsinore? How does that relate to the overarching theme of lies and deceit in the play? Third suggested essay topic: Examine the role of women in Hamlet. What does Shakespeare seem to be saying about the fairer sex? By examining the behavior of the women in the play, do you think Shakespeare ...

WEE SMALL QUIZ OVER ACT TWO HAMLET l. Put in order of occurrence: A.______Rosencrantz and Guildenstern arrive at Elsinore. B.______Polonius sends Reynaldo to Paris to question Laertes’ university friends. C.______Voltemand returns from Norway with the news that they have stopped Fortinbras’ planned invasion of Denmark. D.______Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude that he is convinced that Hamlet’s madness is due to Ophelia’s rejection of him. E.______Hamlet realizes his good friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are being used as spies by Claudius. F______Ophelia, quite upset, goes to her father, Polonius, and tells him of Hamlet’s bizarre behavior in her bedroom. G.______The Players arrive as entertainment. H.______Hamlet asks the Player King if he could learn by tonight a few lines written by Hamlet and inserted into the play. I._____Polonius accosts Hamlet while he is reading a book. Hamlet “feigns” madness and warns Polonius not to let Ophelia ”...walk in t...

WEE SMALL QUIZ OVER ACT ONE HAMLET l. PUT THE FOLLOWING SEQUENCE OF EVENTS IN THE CORRECT CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER THEY OCCUR: A. Polonius gives advice to Laertes before he departs for Paris. B. Laertes advises Ophelia to reject the advances of Hamlet. C. Marcellus, Horatio and Barnardo stand guard at midnight where they spy the like ness of the dead King Hamlet stalking the castle grounds. D. Claudius addresses the court regarding the death of Hamlet, his marriage to Gertrude, and the situation with young Fortinbras. E. Claudius sends a letter by Voltemand to Old Norway warn- ing him of young Fortinbras’ intentions of invading Denmark. F. Horatio informs Hamlet that he has seen the ghost of his father. G. Hamlet warns his friends not to reveal that he is feigning madness. H. Claudius and Gertrude counsel Hamlet not to grieve too much over his father. I. Polonius advises Ophelia to reject Hamlet’s advances for he is out of her or...