Due Monday, 1/10

Please carefully re-read Act II of Hamlet, paying close attention to the major speeches. Make sure you are able to comment on how the importance of character information, imagery, allusions, etc. in each speech.

Additionally, here is information about your final exam:

Your final will consist of an objective fill in the blank section (Beast style) and a passage analysis essay. Here is a study guide for the objective portion:

Note: Topics in bold are emphasized more on the test
 Poetry Terms
 Poetry Time Periods
 Names of Poets of major poems studied in this course (Think papers and discussions)
 Drama Terms
o aside, soliloquy, monologue, dramatic irony

 Greek Drama Terms, development of, and general knowledge
 Shakespearean Drama Terms and general knowledge
 Literary Criticism
o New Criticism
o Psychoanalytic Criticism
 Freud’s theories of development
 Short Story Titles
o Quote Identification
 Short Story Authors Short Story and Drama Characters
o Quote Identification
 Short Story Terms
o Point of View, (1st, 3rd lim, 3rd omnisc.) Direct/Indirect Characterization, Internal/External Conflict, foreshadowing,
 Existentialism
o Basic Principles and important Writers of…
 Sentence Structures

Due Thursday, 1/6

In additon to continuing to trace the on going themes in Hamlet (appearance vs. reality, etc.) pay careful attention to the following passages and questions which are in roughly chronological order:

Characterizaiton of King and imagery in "Though yet of Hamlet..." speech
Characterization of Hamelt and imagery in "Seems, madam?" speech
Characterization in "Tis sweet and commendable in your nature" speech
Characterizaiton, imagery, allusions in "O that this too too solid flesh..." speech
Characterization of Polonius in his advice to his children