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I.TOPIC:Hamlet(Act3,Scene1,lines55-86)II.OBJECTIVES:A)IntroductionB)Themainideaof“Hamlet”anditsthemesC)Astudyofthetext1.ThemainideaofAct3,Scene12.Keypoints3.Stylisticfeatures4.Commenton“Hamlet”D)Assignment Introduction*Asthegreatestdramatistintheworldliterature,Shakespeareisrememberedbytheentireworldforcenturiesandhisworksareread,putontothestage,lovedandmemorizedwithanintensepassion. *“Hamlet”isthefirstofthegreattragedies,isgenerallyregardedasShakespeare’smostpopularplayonthestageandcanbereckonedasthesummitofallShakespeare’sworks.*Thestoryof“Hamlet”isabouttherevengeofPrinceHamlet,basedonanoldDanishlegendofthe13thcenturywidespreadinnorthernEurope. 1.thevengeanceofason2.todiesuddenly3.thewedding4.tobrood5.ghost’sappearance6.topretendtobemad7.toestrangehimselffromhisfriends8.theperformanceofaplaywithinaplay9.senthimtoEngland10.Ophelia'sdeath.11.afencingmatch12.todrinkthepoisonedwine13.tokillClaudiusThemainideaof“Hamlet” Thechiefelements:1.Thestoriesofmurderandrevenge2.Theappearanceofaghost3.Theperformanceofaplaywithinaplay4.Whetherhewasmad Themestorevealthepower-seeking,thejostlingforplace,thehiddenmotives,thecourteoussuperficialitiesthatveillustandguilt,tocondemnthehypocrisyandtreacheryandgeneralcorruption. ThemainideaofAct3,Scene11.tofocusonthedeepconflictwithinHamlet.2.openamidagitationandgloom.3.Hamlet’sbrooding.4.father’sghost.5.tobetornbetweenthedemandsofhisemotionsandthehesitantskepticismofhismind.6.torevealthisconflictinseveralfamousandeloquentsoliloquies.7.The“Tobeornottobe”soliloquyiscentraltoHamlet’spersonality.8.anexcellentexampleofHamletnotdoinganything.9.tolooktoocloselyatourplans.10.asenseofutterworld–wearinessaswellastheauthor’sincisivecomments. Keypoints1)“Tobe,ornottobe—thatisthequestion:/Whether’tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer/Theslingsandarrows…fortune/Ortotakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles,/Andbyopposingendthem.“Tobe,ornottobe—thatisthequestion”:toliveoninthisworldortodie;tosufferortotakeaction;totakeactionortodonothing;tobe:toexist.“inthemindtosuffer”:passivelytosuffer“slingsandarrows”:attacks.“totakearmsagainstaseaoftroubles”:totakeuparmsagainsttroublesthatsweepuponuslikeasea.The“troubles”ispicturedasadvancinglikesomeoverwhelmingtide. Furtherexplanation:Hamletisdepressedanddisillusionedwhenhehearshismother’shastymarriagetohisuncleandhisfather’sbeingmurdering.Hefeelseveryoneandeverythingistaintedsothatheistornbetweenemotionsandthehesitantskepticismofhismind.ItcanrevealHamlet’spersonality—thecomplexdeepconflict. 2)“Todie—tosleep/Nomore;…Theheartache,andthethousandnaturalshocks/Thatfleshisheirto,…”:“Todie—tosleep”:Todieistosleep.“Nomore”:todieistobenomore.“Theheartache,…Thatfleshisheirto”:allkindsofsufferings(shocks)thatnaturallyoccurtohumanbeings(“flesh”—humanbody);“naturalshocks”:attacksmadebynature. Furtherexplanation:Hamletheregivesthereasonswhyhewantstocommitsuicide.Thatishispersonalrevengeandthathecannotbearthesocialinjusticeandgrievance. 3)“Todie—tosleep./Tosleep—perchancetodream:ay,there’stherub!/Forinthatsleepofdeath…/Whenwehaveshuffledoffthismortalcoil,/Mustgiveuspause.”:“perchance”:maybe.“rub”:obstacle,impediment.Hereitreferstothedoubtordifficulty.“shuffledoffthismortalcoil”:endthislife;“mortalcoil”:turmoilofmortality,humanlife.“giveuspause”:makeushesitate. Furtherexplanation:Hamletheregivesthereasonswhyhedoesnotwanttocommitsuicide.Hefeelshesitanttokillhimselfbecausehethinksthatsometerribledreamsmaytroublehimafterhisdeath. 4)“There’stherespect/Thatmakescalamityofsolonglife./Forwhowouldbearthewhipsandscornsoftime,…/Theinsolenceofoffice,andthespurns/Thatpatientmeritofth’unworthytakes,/Whenhehimselfmighthisquietusmake,/Withabarebodkin?”:“Thatmakescalamityofsolonglife.”:Thatmakescalamityofsolong-lived,lasting.“thewhipsandscornsoftime”:thesufferinginourepoch.“contumely”:contempt,insolence.“Theinsolenceofoffice”:thehaughtyandcontemptuousbehaviorshownbyholdersofhighgovernmentalposts./thecontemptheldbythepeopleofhighrank.“spurns”:insults,contempt,disdain,indignity. “Theinsolenceofoffice”:thehaughtyandcontemptuousbehaviorshownbyholdersofhighgovernmentalposts./thecontemptheldbythepeopleofhighrank.“spurns”:insults,contempt,disdain.“That…takes”:thepeopleofendureatthehandsoftheunworthy.“quietus”:thefinalsettlementofanaccount.“fardels”:burdens.“grunt”:groan. Furtherexplanation:Thelinesrevealthecalamityandinjusticeoftherealityofthesociety.Evenundertheconditionsthesuffererswouldpreferendurancetocommittingsuicide. 5)“Whowouldthesefardelsbear,/Togruntandsweatunderawearylife,/Butthatthedreadofsomethingafterdeath—/Theundiscover’dcountry,fromwhosebourn/Notravelerreturns—puzzlesthewill,/Andmakesus…thosewehave//Thanflyto…weknownotof?”:“quietus”:thefinalsettlementofanaccount.“fardels”:burdens.“grunt”:groan.“Theundiscover’dcountry”:theunknownplace/wherewegoafterdeath.“bourn”:boundary.“ills”:harms,disaster,calamity. Furtherexplanation:Hamletfurthertalksaboutthemorereasonswhyhewantstolive.Thatis,thepresentlifeisintroublesandsufferings,butdeathisunforeseen,sothesamethingwillhappen.Thelivingcanchoosedeath,butthedeadcannothaveanychoices.Therefore,asfarastheunknownplaceofdeathisconcerned,thepeoplewillneverreturntotherealworld,whichisveryterrible. 6)“Thusconsciencedoesmake…greatpitchandmoment/Withthisregard…thenameofaction”:“conscience”:reflection,consciousness,seriousthought,contemplation,meditation.“thenativehueofresolution”:naturalcolour.Itmeansdetermination/action.“sickliedo’er”:coveredwithasicklycolour.“thepalecastofthought”:thepalelookofmelancholy.Thereferenceistotheruddycolorassociatedwiththesanguinetemperamentascontrastedwiththetingeofmelancholy. “pitch”:significance,importance.“withthisregard”:inconsiderationofthis,onthisaccount.“theircurrentsturnawry”:turnawayfromtheiroriginalpurpose.“losethenameofaction”:failtobeputintoaction.“Thusconsciencedoesmakecowards…withthepalecastofthought”:Anaturaldecisionbecomesweakenedbymelancholythought. Furtherexplanation:Theselinessuggestthattoomuchthinkingorconsiderationmakesactionimpossible.HereHamletisnotonlytalkingaboutactualsuicide,he’salsotalkingabout“lifelongsuicide”bydoingnothing,choosingtheeasypassiveapproachtolife.Whatismore,theysuggestHamletwouldbedeterminedtotakeanactionregardlessoflifeanddeath. StylisticfeaturesMetaphor:“Theslingsandarrowsofoutrageousfortune”:ItisametaphorbywhichShakespearecomparesmisfortune/adversitytopoisonousarrows—avividportrayalofmisfortuneanddeath. Rhetoricalquestions:1.Whether’tisnoblerinthemindtosuffer…Andbyopposingendthem?2.Forwhowouldbear…abarebodkin?3.Whowouldthosefardelsbear…notof?Therhetoricalquestionsbringthereaderstodeeperconsiderationoftheproblems,thusleavingdeepimpressionuponthereaders,emphasizingthetheme. Examples1.Isthatareasonfordespair?Itstronglynegatesthereasonfordespair.2.Isnoonegoingtodefendme?Thespeakerissurethatsb.isgoingtodefendhim.3.IfWintercomes,canSpringbefarbehind?cf.Ifwintercomes,springwillnotbefarbehind. Commenton“Hamlet”Hamletisthecentralfigureofthetragedyandmuchofthedramaticimpactoftheplayderivesfromthecomplexityofhisnature.Heis,atoneandthesametime,gentleandcruel,lovingandvengeful,adeeplyreflectiveintrovertandamancapableofactingonimpulse. Asanidealman,heisforthrightandhonestbynature.Heisareasonablygoodjudgeofcharacter;hehascourage(e.g.inthebattleatseaheledthefightagainstthepirates);andheiswelllikedbytheDanes,whichisindeedoneofthereasonswhyClaudiusdidnotpunishhimforkillingPolonius. AcrucialbutcontroversialissueintheconsiderationofHamlet’scharacteriswhetherhewasmad.Bothpositiveandnegativeinterpretationscanbesupportedwithevidencefromtheplay.Hamletiscapableofcalculatedcruelty.HerefusestokillClaudiuswhentheKingisatprayerbecausehewantstopunishhimbothinthisworldandthenext. Hamletisanintriguingcharacter.Hepreferstobeathinkerbutiscastintheroleofanavenger.Heisintelligentandsensitive,deeplydisturbedbytheevilandthefaithlessnesswithwhichheissurrounded.Hissuddenswingsfrominactivitytoimpulsiverashnessmaynotmakehimaneasycharactertoclassifybuttheymakehimoneofthemostperenniallyinterestingcharactersinliterature. Thetragicgreatnessofthecentralcharactertryingtoresolveconflictsinternalaswellasexternal,theluminousinsightintohumanmotivesandpassions,andtheterriblesweepofforcesruthlesslycrushingtheinnocentwiththeguilty—allthesegive“Hamlet”aplaceamongtheworld’sgreatestdramas. Hamletasahumanist:●Hislearning,wisdom,noblenature,aswellaslimitationandtragedyareallrepresentativeofthehumanistsattheturnofthecentury.●HamletmayberegardedasahumanistofShakespeare’age.Likeotherhumanists,heseestheuglyreality,dreamsofhealthfulhumanrelations,andyetisunabletorealizehisdream.Andthebrighterthedream,themoregloomybecomesforhimthesurroundingreality,andthemoreacutearehismentalconflicts. ●Hamlethasthequalitiesofa“blood-and-thunder”thrillerandaphilosophicalexplorationoflifeanddeath. Abriefcommentonthesoliloquybeginningwithline“Tobeornottobe…”Themonologue,apsychologicalexplorationoflifeanddeath,revealsthecharacterofHamletasamanofcontemplationratherthanaction.Withtheintolerableburdenofthedutytorevengehisfather’sdeathandthechallengeofevilforces,Hamletseemstowithdrawintoamentalworldwhichisthrownintoaconflictorachoicebetweenlifeanddeath. Thephilosophicalspeculationmixedupadeeppessimisticoutlookresistsagainstactionatfirst,butawakenstheherooutofhismelancholytoasenseofthe“enterpriseofgreatpithandmoment”,indicatingthatheistodosomethingforwhatheconcernshimselfwith. AbriefcommentonthethemeofShakespeare’s“Hamlet”ShakespearedepictstheimageHamletasaRenaissancehumanisttoembodythedramatist’sownideals,personalideal,andsocialandpoliticalone. InHamlet’scase,firstandforemostishisownpersonalideal,thatoffilialpietyandastrongsenseofjusticethatdemandsrevenge,buthehashissocialandpoliticalidealstoo.Ontheonehand,heeulogizestheinfinitecapabilitiesofman:“Whatapieceofworkisman;hownobleinreason!Howinfiniteinfaculty!” Ontheotherhandheseesandhopestogetridofthesocialevilsbesettinghumanbeings,ashespeaksof“aseaoftroubles”.SoHamletengageshimselfinpersonalrevengebutatthesametimeintendstosetrightthe“time”thatis“outofjoint”. TheburdenofthesedutiesmakesHamletamanofcontemplationratherthanofaction,whichleadstothesoliloquiesrevealingtheinnerworkingofhismind.Then,thestrugglebetweengoodandevildominativelycontrolsthesceneofHamlet’stragedy,atragedyofahumanistwhoisalwaystoseeandconstructabetterworld. Assignment1.DiscussthecharacterofHamlet.2.WhyisHamletunabletotakepromptaction?3.GiveAbriefcommentonthesoliloquybeginningwithline“Tobeornottobe…”.4.PreviewSonnet18withthefollowingquestions:1)Whatisthemainideaofthesonnet?2)Whatisthethemeofthesonnet? 查看更多

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