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HAMLET

HAMLET. Allusion Anachronism Aside Dramatic Foil Dramatic Irony Monologue Soliloquy Tragic Flaw. Monologue. – One person making a long speech to at least one other person. {Act I, Scene 2, L.1} “The State of the Union Address”. Soliloquy.

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HAMLET

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  1. HAMLET

  2. AllusionAnachronismAsideDramatic FoilDramatic IronyMonologueSoliloquyTragic Flaw

  3. Monologue • – One person making a long speech to at least one other person. {Act I, Scene 2, L.1} • “The State of the Union Address”

  4. Soliloquy • – One person making a long speech all alone. It informs the audience of a character’s thoughts. {Act I, Scene 2, L.129} Bernie Mac Show

  5. Aside • – A comment made that certain characters can’t hear, though right next to the speaker. It allows the speaker to inform the audience and/or another character of a thought. {Act 1, Scene 2, L.65} • Malcomin the Middle or Scrubs

  6. Dramatic Irony • – The audience knows something that a character or characters doesn’t know. {We know Hamlet is pretending to be crazy.} • Hannah Montana Show (alias Miley Stewart)

  7. Anachronism • – Reference to something out of place or time with the setting of the piece of literature. {The traveling group of performers that was in Shakespeare’s (Renaissance) time, not in Medieval times, which is the setting of Hamlet.} • Back to the Future

  8. Allusion • – A reference to a well-known person, event, piece of literature, etc. {Act I, Scene 1 - Reference to Julius Caeser.} • The Simpsons

  9. Tragic Flaw • – A character trait that leads to a character’s downfall. {Hamlet procrastinates in taking action about his father’s death.} • Students procrastinating with their school work.

  10. Dramatic Foil • – Two characters have an opposing trait or traits, often in similar situations, which emphasize each other’s trait or traits. {Fortinbras and Hamlet} • Pinky and the Brain

  11. 3 Steps to Creating a Controlling Idea • Step 1: Underline or Highlight the subject of the controlling idea • Step 2: Change the subject into a question (i.e. What do the passages teach about fear?) (fear is the subject). • Step 3: The controlling idea should be an answer to the question in step 2.

  12. Literary Device/Element • Read through the passages and underline, star, circle, etc. literary elements and devices. • Choose one element or device from one of the passages to discuss. • List specific examples of the use of the element or device in the passage.

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