Hamlet 2.2 Assignments Pt. 2 Due: 2/21 (B), 2/22 (A) These will count in 4th 6 weeks

READ Act 3, scenes 1 and 2 BEFORE: 2/21 (B), 2/22 (A)

Hamlet 2.2 Assignments Pt. 2 

1. Having completed the two language charts from the previous assignments go back and review what Hamlet says. As your charts demonstrate, He plays with language and words in this scene. When is he telling the truth? Does the artifice of his language change when he tells the truth? How?

2. Construct a brief monologue as lines of poetry from the truths Hamlet speaks to Polonius (2.2.185 - 230); then compose a reflection that explains how you KNOW he's telling the truth here.

3. Construct another monologue as lines of poetry from the truths Hamlet speaks in his interaction with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern (2.2.230 - 315) ***2nd and 3rd periods: we began these in class so please complete them.

4. Construct a paraphrase of "O What A Rogue" (2.2.551 - 608)

5. Reflect: What does Hamlet reveal about himself in this Soliloquy that we have not seen before? This is his first direct characterization of himself. Are these also truths? How? Why does he see himself in these terms? Please embed quotes in your reflection.

If you missed class on 2/16 then you need to add these tutorials to your play and notes as they WILL help frame your thinking for these responses and those in the days ahead

Tutorial 2.2.325-332 Hamlet's Need Need For Order

Tutorial 2.2.451 - 465 Hamlet's Obsession with Pyrrhus