Hamlet Fishbowl Act 2

Hamlet Act 1 Blog Question

Following today's fishbowl discussion of Hamlet and Claudius, consider the following connection: In Shakespeare's Macbeth, The King (Duncan) is murdered by Macbeth in order for Macbeth to take the throne and gain power. Macbeth's rule doesn't last, as everyone finds out how he gained power. One he is exposed as the murderer of the King, one of Duncan's sons avenges his father's death, and he takes the throne as the rightful heir. How does this situation relate to Hamlet? Do you think that Hamlet will follow through with the logical act of avenging his father's death, or will he continue to submit to fate? Do we see this same situation in modern day literature or entertainment (movies, TV, etc.)?

Hamlet Act 1 Fishbowl

11/13 Scribe

Scribe for November 13, 2006

Today we spent most of the hour figuring out the groups of leaders and discussers for Hamlet. Here are all the official groups;

Act One: Friday November 17th
Leaders: Scott, Kurt, Mark, Matt, Chris
Discussers: Levi, Dave L., Katie A., Amy B., Ashley G.,

Act Two: Monday November 27th
Leaders: Caitlin, Haley, Ashley, Steph, Emily
Discussers: LeAnne, Dave V., Chris, Hannah, Mark

Act Three: Monday December 4th
Leaders: Katie A, Amy B, Ashley G, Jeff G.
Discussers: Zach M, Amy King, Melissa B, Sonny, Kurt

Act Four: Monday December 11th
Leaders: Kyle, Andy, Hannah, Marie, Sonny
Discussers: Marina, Clair, Richard W., Matt W.

Act Five 1: Tuesday December 19th (Final)
Leaders: Zach M., Dave L, Dave V, Levi, Richard
Discussers: Ashley M, Emily, Andy, Caitlin, Scott

Act Five 2: Tuesday December 19th (Final)
Leaders: LeAnne, Amy King, Marina, Clair, Melissa
Discussers: Steph, Haley, Marie, Kyle, Jeff G


**For all the leaders of the fishbowl, you must come prepared with the following;**

*Criticism on your act
*A Syllabus
*Equality among the Leaders
*Create an in-depth Blogging question to post at the end of the period for everyone in the class to answer as homework

§ The outside circle will be live blogging on the laptops approximately 8-9 times but Ms. Smith going to grade on quality not quantity.
§ The inner circle will need to participate with prepared responses approximately 5 times but still quality not quantity
§ There will be a “Take Home Quiz” every fishbowl day


Hamlet:
The story starts with Hamlet Jr. off in college, his dad dies unexpectedly, and his mother remarries his Uncle (Dads Brother) after 2 months. This was hard to handle for Hamlet because he came from such a close relationship with his parents that to see his mother remarries that soon devastated him. Hamlet is also in love with a young woman named, Ophelia. She was a weak women but her dad is the right hand man to the king. But they were forbidden to be with each other because Hamlet was from royalty decent and Ophelia was not.

Hear is a small family tree to understand the story better:


Claudius Hamlet – Gertude Polonius
(Uncle) (dead)
Hamlet Jr. Laertes and Ophelia


Fortinbras *Hamlet and Fotinbras were in war and Fortinbras lost and
Died so Fortinbras jr. is out seeking revenge over his land
Fortinbras Jr.


§ The time frame from the story is in December
§ Hamlet is the epitome of a Shakespearian Hero
o Sickness and disease is carried through out the story

Act 1

§ Horatio is Hamlets friend who sees a ghost that appears to resembles Hamlet’s Father

We only read 2 pages so that is all that we really know right now

Homework: Read through Act 1, scene 1-2 by Wednesday

~Marina

Hamlet Leaders and Discussers Schedule
Act One: Friday November 17th
Leaders: Scott, Kurt, Mark, Matt, Chris
Discussers: Levi, Dave L., Katie A., Amy B., Ashley G.,

Act Two: Monday November 27th
Leaders: Caitlin, Haley, Ashley, Steph, Emily
Discussers: LeAnne, Dave V., Chris, Hannah, Mark

Act Three: Monday December 4th
Leaders: Katie A, Amy B, Ashley G, Jeff G.
Discussers: Zach M, Amy King, Melissa B, Sonny, Kurt

Act Four: Monday December 11th
Leaders: Kyle, Andy, Hannah, Marie, Sonny
Discussers: Marina, Clair, Richard W., Matt W.

Act Five 1: Tuesday December 19th (Final)
Leaders: Zach M., Dave L, Dave V, Levi, Richard
Discussers: Ashley M, Emily, Andy, Caitlin, Scott

Act Five 2: Tuesday December 19th (Final)
Leaders: LeAnne, Amy King, Marina, Clair, Melissa
Discussers: Steph, Haley, Marie, Kyle, Jeff G

11/10 Scribe

Scribe Friday November 10,2006

We ate cupcakes
We talked about Wednesday nights Prologue reading. Pg 123-127
Got into our Pilgrim groups and worked on our project.

Homework:
Canterbury Tale Formal Paper due Wednesday Nov 15
Locker Tags Due Monday 13

Scribe 11/27

Hey guys, sorry for the tardiness of this post. Here's the rundown of presentations for the 27th:

Haley presented first and she read Anna Karenina. The highlight of her presentation was her representation of the seven deadly sins on her box.

Clarie was up next; she read Les Miserables. Her cross symbol representing Jean Val Jean was great.

Emily read 100 Years of Solitude. She discussed a war in her book called the twenty years war.

Andy presented the Prince; he made a connection to Oedipus the King with a symbolic eye on his box.

Stephanie read the Kiterunner. She presented her book with a corduroy theme.

Marina read Les Miserables and tied all of her items together using a silverware motif.

I read Crime and Punishment and used a root beer bottle in my presentation.

LeAnne read Les Miserables also and she created a homemade Bible case to hold her copy of Les Mis.

Zach read Steppenwolf and covered all of his pieces of paper with fake fur. It was sweet.

David L. read The Trial and he used marriage stickers to represent infidelity.

Hannah read The Misanthrope and gave a unique perspective on the many love triangles in the novel.

Finally, Kyle was supposed to present but had no time. The highlight of his presentation was not having to present.

That's it guys. Awesome job on all the presentations!