Day 12 HAMLET

Benjamin West's "Ophelia Before the King and Queen"

Do Now: There are many doubles in Shakespeare's plays (e.g., the feuding Montagues and Capulets of Romeo and Juliet, sets of twins in Twelfth Night and A Comedy of Errors, foils like Banquo and Macbeth in Macbeth, etc.). What is a double in Hamlet and what does it make you think about?

Today's Learning Target:
I will be able to observe how Shakespeare repeats plot elements in Act IV that compel his audience to reconsider earlier events in the play.

I will know that I have hit the learning target when...
-I can point out which characters in Act IV undergo similar sequences of events that other characters experience earlier in the play.
-I can make a claim about what this repetition emphasizes.

Agenda: 

1. Doubles to consider
2. Act IV.i-vi
3. Exit Ticket: What do the echoes and doubles in Hamlet make the audience consider?

Small Daily Task: Continue working on the pre-writing steps for the persuasive essay.