ACT V SCENE 2 The Final Countdown JUNIORS

 DO NOW: What did you like most about Hamlet? What will stick out in your memory?  What quotes will stick out in your memory? TUESDAY-WEDNESDAY: Critical Lens Essay Test **Need to use Hamlet and another text of your choice, which can be an independent reading book, The Crucible, The Great Gatsby, or any other book you have read in high school. SWBAT identify elements of tragedy

 If you are doing the extra credit, be prepared to go on Friday if you are performing in front of the whole class EXTRA CREDIT-FRIDAY

 Exposition: This is usually all or most of Act One. The exposition introduces the characters, positions and circumstances. Shakespeare usually begins a play with a short scene, often full of activity. Then, having captured our attention, he proceeds to conversations that provide a lot of information, accompanied by little action. The characters often talk about the central character before he or she appears.  Rising Action: Introduces the conflict and builds tension (usually Act II). This portion of the play focuses on the hero and his decisions or lack thereof. There is hope at this point.  Climax: the high point in the hero’s fortune. Here he meets with his first serious defeat, after which his fortune is on the downgrade (usually Act III).  Falling Action: The opposing force takes over and becomes more prominent than the hero. In Act Four, Shakespeare often introduces a new kind of emotion, a quiet, pathetic emotion that is usually painful.  Castastrophe: This is generally all or most of Act V. It involves a total reversal of the protagonist’s fortunes. In Shakespeare’s tragedies, the reversal always results in the death of the character, which is usually a brighter prospect for him/her than living in disgrace. PLOT STRUCTURE

Exploring Characteristics of a Tragedy

 In tragedy, there seems to be a mix of seven elements: The conclusion is catastrophic.  The catastrophic conclusion will seem inevitable. It occurs, ultimately, because of the human limitations of the protagonist.  The protagonist suffers terribly. The protagonist's suffering often seems disproportionate to his or her culpability.  Yet the suffering is usually redemptive, bringing out the noblest of human capacities for learning. The suffering is also redemptive in bringing out the capacity for accepting moral responsibility. The "Tragic Vision"

 Groups will get together and come up with a brainstorm and a quote to go along with their topic. DIVIDE AND CONQUER

 What can we say about these characters?  What are some good words to describe them? GROUP 1: FOILS GROUP 2: HEROES GROUP 3: VILLAINS Foils, Heroes, and Villains

 Revenge  Betrayal  Religious Hypocrisy  Social Class Issues  Identity  Loss of the Father GROUP 4: REVENGE AND BETRAYAL Group 5: Religious Hypocrisy and Social Class Issues Group 6: Identity and loss of the father THEME RECALL

 If you have the theme revenge, you will explain in three sentences (good sentences), why this is a theme. Then you will find one good all-encompassing quote.  If you are Groups 1-3, use the elements of characterization to analyze your character. Why are they a ____? What words best describe him/her? What is a great quote that sums that character up? EXAMPLE

 What strategies do you need to use on the critical lens—specifically the acronym? EXIT SLIP