https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17 Please read the online article about Play within a Play and respond to Edmodo prompt. Then, reread Hamlet's "To Be or Not To Be" speech and identify at least two existential ideas... en-us 2017-09-29 15:40:21 UTC 2019-05-28 14:22:35 UTC hello@padlet.com cwarner https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/192508810 HAMLET: To be, or not to be--that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them. To die, to sleep--
No more--and by a sleep to say we end
The heartache, and the thousand natural shocks
That flesh is heir to. 'Tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished. To die, to sleep--
To sleep--perchance to dream: ay, there's the rub,
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause. There's the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely
The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
The insolence of office, and the spurns
That patient merit of th' unworthy takes,
When he himself might his quietus make
With a bare bodkin? Who would fardels bear,
To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
But that the dread of something after death,
The undiscovered country, from whose bourn
No traveller returns, puzzles the will,
And makes us rather bear those ills we have
Than fly to others that we know not of?
Thus conscience does make cowards of us all,
And thus the native hue of resolution
Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
And enterprise of great pitch and moment
With this regard their currents turn awry
And lose the name of action. -- Soft you now,
The fair Ophelia! -- Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remembered.
Read more at http://www.monologuearchive.com/s/shakespeare_001.html#K7t26MohGdIKkqfL.99]]> 2017-09-29 15:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/192508810 https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/192934952 To Be or Not to Be:
1. Hamlet believes his life is
meaningless and unfair. He is contemplating life and death, he decides to stay alive because he wants his revenge.
2. Hamlet is also considered to be crazy by his family and friends. He feels alone and has no one to turn to. Therefore, he questions death.
Play within a Play:
The play within a play technique moves the plot forward. This technique reveals that Claudius is guilty and Hamlet's plan worked. The article mentions the play as a whole is not the typical revenge play. One reason is that Hamlet confirms his father's words (that he was murdered by Claudius) but he does not kill him when he has the chance. Claudius is in prayer when Hamlet has the chance to kill him and he does not want Claudius to enjoy paradise in Heaven; he wants him to suffer. Therefore, Hamlet waits to kill Claudius. ]]> 2017-10-02 11:45:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/192934952 https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193472238 1.  Shakespeare uses "The Murder of Gonzago" to reveal to both the audience and Hamlet himself that what the Ghost said was true; Claudius killed the King.  He also uses the play to reveal parts of Hamlet's character.  Hamlet's failure to act after the play shows his indecisiveness and hesitance, while that he even thought of using the play to trap Claudius shows that he is clever.
2. In Hamlet's soliloquy, he is questioning what occurs after death, and whether or not it is worth it to kill himself. He is taking his life, literally, into his own hands; he is assuming that he has the right to kill himself, that he is the master of his own fate, which is a very existential idea. He also is questioning the meaning of his life/death, which is another existential concept.]]> 2017-10-03 15:03:16 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193472238 https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193473007 1. Shakespeare uses the play within a play to use Hamlet as his mouthpiece on his beliefs on how a play should be acted out. He uses this part as an opportunity to share his personal beliefs. Also he uses "The Murder of Gonzago" to show the truth of whether Claudius actually killed King Hamlet or whether the ghost had lied. 
2. In Hamlet's soliloquy, he is consistently searching for answers that are certainly answerless. He is wondering what will happen after you die which no human really has the answer to. He is also trying to decide he is own fate, he is basically making his own destiny. ]]> 2017-10-03 15:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193473007 https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193474373 Play within a Play:
The play within a play in Shakespeare's, "Hamlet" was used in order to move the plot along and it allowed Shakespeare to use Hamlet as his mouthpiece. Shakespeare was able to speak freely about how he believed a play should be produced. A play is supposed to reflect what is going on in reality. By adding a play into "Hamlet," Shakespeare was displaying this opinion. The dumb-play never actual finished in the book, which is quite logical because if the play ended, it would spoil the ending of the actual book. 
To Be or Not to Be:
In this monologue, Hamlet ]]> 2017-10-03 15:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193474373 https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193477947 The play within a play is used by Hamlet to give him evidence against Claudius. This play within the play  provides the moment when Hamlet begins to move his thought to action and decide whether or not he's going to kill Claudius or not.It was the part of the story when we found out whether or not the ghost was honest and Claudius actually killed his brother. It is very important for the plot progression. It's also important because  it showed that Hamlet did have some doubt about Claudius killing the King and it showed Hamlet's intelligence by having the actors act out the scene the ghost described and see Claudius's reaction. It also added suspense to the play waiting to see was Claudius's reaction was. 
To Be or Not to Be:
1) One existentialism idea from this is that we don't have to go through the heartache and tragedies of life, we can just die and be at peace and not live a bad life. 
2)Another idea is that Hamlet decides to stay alive because he fears what happens after death and that it will actually be worse than his life now. He still has things to accompliosh]]> 2017-10-03 15:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/cwarner/lblt0qsxyd17/wish/193477947