Hamlet Act 3 scene 1 Due 2/23 (B) and 2/24 (A)

Hamlet 2.1/2.2/3.1(logs and "to be or not to be") - Submit 2/23 (B) and 2/24 (A) with All Assignments complete.

ACT 3 scene 1 extensions: Please complete these as Word Documents

Act 3 scene 1 A:

1. Complete a paraphrase of "To be or not to be": soliloquy (ll. 63 - 95).

2. This soliloquy IS a debate/argument Hamlet has with himself. Separate the arguments in your text (I used a highlighter),  then go to the Hamlet Drive Folder   and download the blank "to be or be not to be"  document and type up your argument OR separate the two sides of the argument from an electronic text ( to be link ) and paste them into their respective boxes. 

3. What is Hamlet thinking about here and why? Which phrases from the soliloquy reflect specific events in the play (past, present, and/or future). Be sure to connect a minimum of two and explain their significance.

Act 3 scene 1 B:

Traditionally, there have been three ways of playing this scene that I asked you to write as Questions in your text. 

Reflect:  Consider the implications (your understanding of the scene) for each of the following in Hamlet's scene with Ophelia (ll.98 - 158): 

1.He knows he's being watched.

2. He never knows. 

3. He doesn't suspect but discovers that he's being watched.