Name: __________________________________________ College English IV Select Speeches from Hamlet 3.

November 11, 2013 Mr. Lin

Directions: You will be responsible for answering the following questions in complete sentences for one of the main speeches in Act 3.3 of Hamlet. Although you are only responsible for answering questions for one of the speeches, you must write down the answers for both speeches. 1. 3.3.40-76 a) What does the character want?

b) What will they do to get it?

c) What obstacles can stand in their way?

d) How do the other characters feel about this character in this scene?

e) What does the characters language reveal about his/her personality? Write two quotes and explain what each of them reveals. 2. 3.3.77-101 a) What does the character want?

b) What will they do to get it?

c) What obstacles can stand in their way?

d) How do the other characters feel about this character in this scene?

e) What does the characters language reveal about his/her personality? Write two quotes and explain what each of them reveals.

3. During the class discussion of the speeches examine the following: a) Why Hamlet will not kill Claudius when he has the perfect moment. b) Analyze Claudius attempt to pray and what implications we can draw from his inability to completely do so.