April 28, 2014 - May 2, 2014 Weekly Agenda for World Literature

Monday, April 28th:
HAMLET; Act 4, Scene 5, translate the following into contemporary English:
Page 211:
Claudius: lines 88 - 104
Messenger: lines 109 - 118
Page 213:
Laertes: lines 130 - 134
What is the significance of the flowers Ophelia gives to the King and Queen?
Page 219:
King: lines 226 - 236
Laertes: lines 237 - 242

This is due at the end of the period.

Tuesday, April 29th:
HAMLET; Act 4, Scene 6
Page 221
Put into your own words, Hamlet's letter to Horatio

Act 4, Scene 7
Pages 223 - 233
Answer the following questions:
1. What reason does Claudius give to Laertes for not punishing Hamlet sooner? (page 223)
2. What strange letter does Claudius receive? (page 225)
3. What is Claudius proposing to Laertes? (page 227)
4. According to Claudius, why was Hamlet was jealous of Laertes? (page 227)
5. What special skill of Laertes does Claudius flatter? (229)
6. How does Claudius use this flattery to manipulate Laertes?
7. How else does Claudius manipulate Laertes? (page 231)
8. Why is Laertes' response on line 144 ironic? (page  231)
9. What is the specific plan Claudius proposes to Laertes? (page 231)
10. What does Laertes enthusiastically propose to do to help the plan? (page 231)
10. What is the backup plan proposed by Claudius?

Wednesday, April 30th:
Act 4, Scene
Pages 233 - 235
Translate into contemporary English the Queen's lines on pages 233 - 235, lines 190 - 208.

Thursday, May 1st:
Your Act 4 Test will be due today.
Watch Act 5

Friday, May 2nd:
Read Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2
Watch film of Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET; Act 5, Scenes 1 and 2
Discuss