Homework assignment:
Due: Tuesday, November 7th. Remember: Bring your textbooks and post-it notes to class every day, unless otherwise instructed.
Read and annotate Act I, Scene 1 of Hamlet. Take note of words that are repeated. Post a blog about the word that you consider to be the most significant to the "tone" and "theme" (as much as you can infer) in the opening scene. (Hint: most significant words, in this scene, are repeated at least 4 times.) Post a blog about the ONE word that you have selected. Explain your rationale and make a prediction about the significance of the selected word. Blogs should be approximately 100 words in length (minimum) and should contain at least one quote from the opening scene. Unless you are the first to post, include a comment, observation or question about one of your classmate's posts. Follow the conventions of standard written English.
Due: Tuesday, November 7th. Remember: Bring your textbooks and post-it notes to class every day, unless otherwise instructed.
Read and annotate Act I, Scene 1 of Hamlet. Take note of words that are repeated. Post a blog about the word that you consider to be the most significant to the "tone" and "theme" (as much as you can infer) in the opening scene. (Hint: most significant words, in this scene, are repeated at least 4 times.) Post a blog about the ONE word that you have selected. Explain your rationale and make a prediction about the significance of the selected word. Blogs should be approximately 100 words in length (minimum) and should contain at least one quote from the opening scene. Unless you are the first to post, include a comment, observation or question about one of your classmate's posts. Follow the conventions of standard written English.
I believe that the word speak has the most significance as it is repeated constantly in the scene. One example of this is when Horatio says "Stay. Speak, Speak. I charge thee speak." (William Shakespeare 1026) Horatio's comment creates a tone of urgency and curiosity as he wants the ghost to speak and wonders why it is there before them. The mood the reader gets is one of curiosity and wonder as to why the ghost is there and what role he will play in the future. The ghost reappears multiple times in this scene which means he has some significance in the play. He will undoubtedly play a major role and maybe even reveal many secrets to the characters of this play.
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