Act Four, Scenes One-Four

March 9, 2015

E.Q: How would this look on the stage?

Obj: I can create a visual that supports the text.

Starter:

Summarize what happened in Act III, Scene iii-iv of Hamlet.

 

Vocabulary:

Copy both of these documents.

We will review 5 words as a class, and you will also create your own unique set of terms.

Use Viva Vocab for this element.

It will go for a grade at the end of the unit.

Hamlet Vocab 

 

Activity

1.  Act Four, Scenes One- Four

 

Characters

Claudius

Gertrude

Hamlet

Rosencrantz

Guildenstern

Fortinbras

Captain

 

Discussion

Describe Claudius' reaction to the news of Polonius' death.

What does the sponge represent?

Characterize Claudius based on his actions.

What is Hamlet's opinion of Fortinbras?

 

 2.  Setting up the Stage

You and a friend are the directors of a new production of Hamlet.

 Select one scene, from the reading today, and create a storyboard for it.

Remember, the storyline should be the same but you should put your own on spin on it.

Storyboardthat.com

Closure:
Casting

In your production, who would play Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, and Ophelia?

Why?