February 19

I'd like to start my summary of today's class with the first thing I learned when I walked in the room:

ignominious - adj; shameful or disgraceful

The first part of class was spent handing back our Tables and assigning the new extra credit version of the old assignment. We were handed study guides for the rest of Act III and scenes 1-7 of Act IV.
Everyone in the class has a paper due tomorrow on comparing and contrasting the different film versions of Act II Scene 2 in Hamlet with the soliloquy. Remeber to start with the common place (the ordinary) on understood agreements, then move to the disagreements. Mr. Laz emphasized the use of topic sentences for the paper. Also, form paragraphs around criteria points.
The last bit of class was used to wrap up discussion on Act III Scene 1. The first question we talked about was whether or not Ophelia truly loved Hamlet, and we debated. This idea is open for interpretation, which is prime for film versions of the play. The next thing we discussed was Claudius and his conclusions. He believed Polonious is wrong, and Hamlet wasn't driven by love or madness.

Gabe Casario