Schedule for Last 11 Days of School

Tuesday, 5/22	Review and take notes on II.iii-v Read III.i HW:  Read III.ii-iii (Act 3—scenes 2 & 3)
Wednesday, 5/23	Review III.ii-iii Read III.iv HW: Hamlet film critique is due 5/29
Tuesday, 5/29	Submit film critique Read IV.i-ii HW: Read IV.iii with BLOG POST
Wednesday, 5/30	Read first half of V.i
Thursday, 5/31	Read second half of V.i Review for final test on Twelfth Night HW:  Study for test
Friday, 6/1	TEST
Monday, 6/4— Tuesday, 6/5	IN-CLASS FINAL (or painting—MUST BE RUN BY ME BY 5/31)
Wednesday, 6/6— Friday, 6/8	She’s the Man with In-class quiz WS

III.iv LINKS:
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar0SRsMw0wQ (8:21-end)
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBTryeMoTak&feature=relmfu
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f8Xc3K6yqk&feature=relmfu (beginning-2:00)

REMEMBER:  Your film critique is due on Tuesday, May 29th on http://www.turnitin.com/

I.iii

Reflect upon the types of comedy that we discussed this week.  Reexamine I.iii by viewing the following clips (6:31—12:21):

ANSWER:  What makes this clip funny?  If you don’t find it funny, do your best to examine what the crowd might find humorous.

Act I, Scenes i & ii

Look at page 4, and reexamine the passage where Curio discusses Olivia's current state.  Then, study Viola's situation in scene ii.  View this film version of Act I, scene ii--It may help to illuminate the visual aspect we missed in class:  Teachers' Domain: Twelfth Night Act 1 Sc 2

After your analysis, discuss how these characters (Olivia and Viola) serve to highlight each other.

Hamlet Film Critique: Due 5/29

Overview: As you know, we’ve watched Act V of Hamlet (2009) in class.

Directions: Rent (at Blockbuster [if any still exist] or the library) one of the films below.  You can also stream (or) rent some of these through Netflix if you have the opportunity. 

• Teenager Hamlet (2010) —Available on Netflix (DVD) [DOCUMENTARY]
• Mystery Science Theater 3000: Hamlet (1999) Michael J. Nelson—Available on Netflix (DVD & Streaming) [COMEDY]
• Fodor’s Hamlet (2007) Alexander Fodor —Available on Netflix (DVD) [INDEPENDENT]
• Hamlet by Brook (2001) Simon Brook—Available on Netflix (DVD) [STAGE]
• Hamlet (1990) [Mel Gibson] Franco Zeffirelli—Available on Netflix (DVD)
• Hamlet (1990) Kevin Klein—Available on Netflix (DVD & Streaming)
• Hamlet (1948) Orson Welles—Available on Netflix (DVD & Streaming)
• Hamlet (1964) Grigori Kozintsev—Available on Netflix (DVD)
• Hamlet (1969)  Tony Richardson
• Renaissance Man (1994) --the story of an unemployed advertising executive teaching Hamlet to a group of underachieving trainee soldiers
• In The Bleak Midwinter (aka “A Midwinter’s Tale”) (1996)—the story of a group of actors performing Hamlet
• Hamlet (2000) Michael Almereyda—Available on Netflix (DVD)
• Hamlet (2009) Gregory Doran—Available on Netflix (DVD)
• BBC Television Shakespeare: Hamlet (1980) Rodney Bennett
• Strange Illusion (1945) Edgar G. Ulmer—Available on Netflix (DVD) [CRIME DRAMA]
• Der Rest ist Schweigen (The Rest is Silence) (1959) Helmut Käutner [GERMAN]
• Warui Yatsu Hodo Yoku Nemeru (The Bad Sleep Well) (1960) Akira Kurosawa—Available on Netflix (DVD) [JAPANESE]
• Ophélia (1962) Claude Chabrol [FRENCH DRAMA]
• Hamlet Liikemaailmassa (Hamlet Goes Business) (1987) Aki Kaurismäki [FINNISH]
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) Tom Stoppard—Available on Netflix (DVD & Streaming) [COMEDY]
• Disney's The Lion King (1994) Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff—Available on Netflix (DVD) [ANIMATION]
• Let the Devil Wear Black (1999) Stacy Title—Available on Netflix (Streaming) [THRILLER]
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Undead (2009) Jordan Galland—Available on Netflix (DVD & Streaming) [COMEDY]

After viewing the film adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, write a two page analysis of the film modeled after the critique.  You must examine the following aspects of the film—

•           Script

•           Acting/Actors

•           Casting (Comment on the actors that the directors chose for the parts.)

•           Setting, costumes, & makeup

•           Entertainment value (Did you find it enjoyable? Entertaining?)

•           Learning value (Anything educational?)

•           Artistic value (Was it creative?)

NOTE: Please refer to the sample film critique at the link beflow.  Also, you can subscribe to Netflix for a one month free trial if you feel as though you have no way of watching one of these versions.


HERE IS THE LINK FOR THE SAMPLE FILM CRITIQUE: http://reviews.filmintuition.com/2010/05/tv-on-blu-ray-review-hamlet-2009.html

Act IV, scene iv - Hamlet's Soliloquy

Read IV.iv. Use this website for assistance: http://nfs.sparknotes.com/hamlet/page_228.html  Be sure to take notes on your play!!  Then, watch the film version of Hamlet's soliloquy.  How did you envision this scene before viewing this clip?  Is Kenneth Branagh's version similar to your initial interpretation?  If so, why?  If not, who would play your Hamlet and how would you have him say these lines?  This response should touch upon this soliloquy's importance to character development.

Here is a link about voice: http://www.dailyblogtips.com/how-to-find-your-writing-voice/