Hamlet Final Discussion

In TWO well developed paragraphs answer the following (25 points):

The big question of all of English literature: why does Hamlet drag his feet so long to avenge his father's murder? Is Hamlet "mad" or is he really just faking it?  Sure, plenty of scholar-types have tried to answer that, but maybe they've missed something. Give it a shot.

Respond to two of your classmates in a well developed paragraph (5 points each).  Due  November 30th Midnight.

"Ode to a Nightngale"

Answer the following in two well developed paragraphs:

How, in Stanza 7, does the bird's song lead the speaker beyond his immediate surroundings? What draws him back to himself in the final stanza? What does the poem suggest about the nature and duration of vision that the speaker has attained as he listens to the nightingale?

For bonus you may respond to a classmate in a minimum of 5 sentences that build on the argument that you or the classmate has made.

Hamlet Act 2 Discussion

Make a list of character traits that Hamlet possess as seen in Acts 1 and 2.  How are these traits of Hamlet used to characterize him both externally and internally?

• Reply to the question in 2 well developed paragraphs.
• Respond to 2 of your classmates with a 5 sentence paragraph
• Due Wednesday Nov 12 at Midnight

Hamlet Act I Discussion

Answer the following in a two well developed paragraphs, then respond to two of your classmates posts in a well developed paragraph.  Due Wednesday by Midnight:

Read carefully Hamlet's speech that begins “aye marry, is 't"
            a. What does Hamlet seem to be saying about the behavior of the court?
            b. What point does he make about men in general and how they are judged?

, marry, is ‘t.