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Bell Ringer
• TWEET ME (on your paper)
– In 140 characters or less, respond to the following
question:
What would it feel like to return home after being away for the
summer to discover that your father is dead and your mother had
already remarried? What would your reaction be?
• Do it again!
– In 140 characters or less, respond to the following
question:
What if the man your mother remarried was a lowlife and took over
all of your father’s successes? How would you feel and what, if
anything, would you do about it? Can you tweet about it?
B2 Agenda
• Bell Ringer
• Announcements:
– Yearbook Pamphlets/ PLD Reading Challenge/ Participation
Grades
• Decode Shakespeare activity
• Character Chart
• Guided Questions- Hamlet
• I can analyze characters and plot in Hamlet.
• I can determine the meaning of Shakespeare’s writing.
A1 Agenda
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Subject/Verb Agreement Lesson
20 m of Shakespeare Uncovered
Character Chart
Guided Questions: Hamlet
• I can analyze characters and plot in Hamlet.
B2- Decode Shakespeare
• Why might it be important for us to
understand what Shakespeare is saying?
Decoding Shakespeare
• Picture yourself at a wedding… what words do
the bride and groom exchange?
• I, Jasmine, take thee, Aladdin as my lawful
husband.
• What common word could replace thee?
Pronouns… back in the day
• Shakespeare’s works use different pronouns,
mostly because he wrote hundreds of years
ago when English was a little different.
• In the Elizabethan era, like today, pronouns
changed depending on their job in a sentence.
– Thou: “Thou are my brother.”
– Thee: “Come, let me clutch thee.”
– Ye: “Ye shall know me.”
Practice
Fill in the blank:
• That in thy likeness thou appear to us!
In _____ likeness _____ appear to us!
Can you do the next one? Translate the line
on your notes sheet.
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast
Answer:
Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast
My grief lays heavy in my heart
Verb Endings
• An older form of English, Middle English,
added ‘bits’ to the end of the verbs- called
inflections.
• Shakespeare used Modern English (at the
time), but the language still used some
inflections. That’s why there will be an extra est or –st, and –th or –eth.
– “Thou liest, malignant thing.”
– “What didst thou see?”
– “He heareth not, he stirreth not, he moveth not.”
Practice
• What do you think this one means? Try it on
your own, then we will discuss it.
I do protest I never injured thee, / But love thee
better than those canst devise / Till thou shalt
know the reason of my love
Answer
• I do protest I never injured thee, / But love
thee better than those canst devise / Till thou
shalt know the reason of my love
• I disagree; I never insulted you, / But will care
for you more than you can understand / you
will know the reason of my love
Sentence Structure
• Shakespeare loved to play with the English language.
He knew he could be creative with diction, figurative
language, multiple meaning words and sentence
structure.
• When reading Shakespearean sentences, rearrange
and reword where necessary to understand.
– As you cluster words into sentences, you should see that
Shakespeare’s sentences can be easy to decode.
– Your final sentence can (and probably will) be different
from Shakepeare’s. Doesn’t mean either sentence is
wrong; it’s just different.
Exit Slip
• On your guided notes decode the following
Shakespearean Insults: -(via the Twitter account
@WilliamHatesYou)
• You may have to look some words up! That’s okay.
You should! That will enhance your knowledge of the
word.
Directions: Walk around the room and spend time at
each of the stations. Think about your answer and write
it on your worksheet. You can travel the room with a
buddy if you stay on task!
Character Chart
• Why might it be important to know the
characters of Hamlet?
Follow along with me on your
handout…
Questions?
Hamlet!
• Now that you know the characters, viewing
Hamlet will be much easier for you to grasp
the relationship between the characters.
• Follow along with the reading questions.
Exit Slip
• Based off of the movie and what you know
about Prince Hamlet, how can you relate to
his character? Explain.