Hamlet Mastery Activity Scene
Selection Descriptions & Assignments
(line numbers are approximate – your book may differ)
Group
1: II, ii,
220 -- 377: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern approach Hamlet; focus on Hamlet’s
commentary and madness.
None
Group
2: II, ii,
382 -- end: The players arrive: focus on the
emotional acting and Hamlet’s soliloquy in response.
Ackerman,
Joyce, Weiser
Group
3: III, i:
Ophelia and Hamlet converse (the spy game); focus on Ophelia’s role, the
truth in Hamlet’s comments; the King’s reaction.
Groseth, Gulker, Jackson, Ryan,
Group
4: III,
ii, 130 – end: The play’s the thing! Focus
is obvious.
Kelly,
Lewis, Mir, Potts, Rafferty
Group
5: III,
iii: The climax of the play; focus is obvious.
III, iv:
Hamlet confronts Mom; focus on his anger, death of Polonius, the ghost’s
return, Hamlet’s instructions to his mother.
Komula, Vo, Yates, Yeager
Group
6: IV, iii
-- The King and Hamlet banter about Polonius’ death; focus on the metaphoric
philosophy of life & Hamlet’s sarcasm.
IV, iv, 32 – end: Hamlet’s vents again; focus
on what about.
Ambrose,
Armstrong, Sharif, Makley, Nayal
Group 7: V, i -- The Graveyard Scene; focus
on the philosophy of life and how Hamlet arrives at it.
Volkmann,
Smith, Davis, Nava D’Jesus
Group
8: V, ii
-- The final hour; focus on action and motivation.
Leone,
Mavko, Halterman, Brell