In-class Notes

6/22/07

*Hamlet
-Whole word has a retelling
-Many say it's boring, which really means they do not understand it.
-What?
*told about dad's death and uncle marrying mother.
-This is the story of our lives
-Hamlet has most question marks out of all Shakespeare's plays/
*That is the theme of the play
*Not resolvable question
*To be or not to be, that is the question. -most famous line.
-to do: what are we going to do with our lives?
-the minds eye (many words created)
*Shakespeare is teaching us how to speak.
-Gertrude
*Margaret Atwood wrote book about her.
*Doesn't have many lines
-Pun: playing on words
*Hamlet does this a lot!
*pg. 1222, line 65
-The Black Prince
*Hamlet wears black in this play often.
*This is a retelling of Hamlet, by Iris Murdock
-Common- vulgar (3rd dictionary definition)
-The tragic sense of life
*people who are unhappy see no end, they have a negative view on everything in life.
-pg. 1230, Irony!