Periods 2 and 3: 1.2 Homework Due 2/3 | Periods 5, 6, and 7 Due 2/6

Due and in this order (revised for clarity):     

A.  Logs: 1.1, 1.2 

B. 2 Close Readings from class set up as two column charts: see examples

C. 1 - 39: Identify the rhetorical devices Claudius uses, the order of whom he addresses, and what he is really thinking (subtext)

Rhetorical Terms: if you need a glossary

Device	Subtext – What they really mean
Antithesis – ‘mirth in funeral/dirge in marriage”(1.2.11)	The juxtaposition of ideas shows that Claudius is ecstatic to be king, and sad that his marriage followed a funeral, but oh well! “I’m King” as he might say. He has to hide his true feelings given the occasion
order of ideas and many others

C2. Examine Claudius' Speech/language (Having identified the order of his address, the rhetorical devices - antithesis, equivocation, diction, juxtaposition) and interactions ll.1 - 96; What does the manner of his language reveal about his character?Who is he, really? How do you know?

D. 1.2.66 - 96: Subtext

Line	Subtext – What they really mean
"a little more than kin and less than kind" (1.2.68)	we're not cousins, you're my uncle and like it or not you are not equal to me. Usurper!

D2. Examine lines 66 - 96. How does this interaction between Hamlet and Claudius reveal the innermost thoughts (subtext) of each. In other words compose reflections that examine: what does each really want? How does each really feel? What does Gertrude want? How do you know? Support your answers with text support.

D3. Consider Claudius' use of the Royal "WE" with Hamlet in these responses. What do the shifts in tone signify about the Mind of Claudius?

E. Paraphrase (independent clauses) 133 - 162 - please put each independent clause in your own words (do not summarize them).