1. BELL-RINGER Get out your list of characters and vocab. in Hamlet Fill in new info, esp. for Polonius + Rosencrantz & Guildenstern

2. AGENDA, 5/12 BR Summarize Hamlet 4.1, 4.2 Read & discuss 4.3, 4.4 Job shadow speeches Catcher due 5/23

3. 97: What is the king’s reaction to Polonius’s death? 98: What do R&G know about? 99: Hamlet tries to warn R&G (and see 95)

4. 4.3 (page 101): KING HAMLET S. D. According to line 69 (p. 102), what is the king planning? List 3-4 crazy things Hamlet says here. Which ones sound insulting to the king?

5. BELL-RINGER #2: From Hamlet character list: Who is Fortinbras? If he entered the play at this point, what would he be doing?

6. 4.4 (page 102): FORTINBRASCAPTAINHAMLET ROSENCRANTZ (1 line) STAGE DIRECTIONS What is Hamlet’s point in his long speech?

7. FOIL: A character that serves to contrast another; some sims., some diffs.

8. Who is the foil for Hamlet in 4.4? Name at least 1 sim. and 1 diff. for these 2 chars.

9. AGENDA, 5/13: BR: Study for LQ 5 Latin quiz 5 BR#2 4.5 – 4.6 in Hamlet

10. BELL-RINGER: Get out your Hamlet character list and a book. Which characters will be particularly upset about the death of Polonius? Will their reactions be the same, or different? Explain.

11. AGENDA, 1/10: BR Finish Hamlet Act 4 Read 5.1 on your own for tomorrow!

12. AGENDA, 1/10: “My Oedipus Complex” BR Finish Hamlet Act 4 Read 5.1 on your own for tomorrow!

13. 4.5 (page 105): KINGQUEENGENTLEMANLAERTESHORATIOMESSENGER “ALL” (yes, the WHOLE class!) STAGE DIRECTIONS

14. 4.5: Copy down 4 lines that show why Oph. is upset. Copy 2 lines that show why Laertes is upset. List 1 foil for Hamlet in this scene and explain the sims. & diffs.

15. BELL-RINGER #2: Where is Hamlet going? Who is going with him? What is supposed to happen to him there? to him there?

16. 4.6: Hamlet’s ship was attacked by pirates on its way to Eng. He boarded the other ship & was carried away -- has arrived back in Denmark. R&G went on to Eng.

17. 4.7 (page 115): KINGQUEENLAERTESMESSENGER STAGE DIRECTIONS (be ready to skip some passages here!)

18. Plan for Laertes’ revenge: A fencing contest between Ham. and Laer. Laertes’ foil (fencing sword) will be “unbated” (SHARP!) and coated with poison Also a poisoned drink for Hamlet when he gets thirsty in the fight

19. Read 5.1, pages 122-132, for Tuesday. There WILL be a quiz on this!