Primary Reading Assignment

Read Hamlet, Act V (http://tech-two.mit.edu/Shakespeare/Tragedy/hamlet/hamlet.all.html)

Supplementary Reading Assignment

Read excerpt from Notes on Shakespeare by Samuel Johnson (gopher://gopher.ocf.berkeley.edu:70/hh/Library/Shakespeare/Plays/Tragedies/Hamlet/Notes_on_Hamlet_by_Samuel_Johnson)

Read "Ripples in a Pond" (http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/hamlet/ripples.htm)

Self-Evaluation

Complete interactive quiz on Act V, Scenes 1 + 2

(http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-5-1.htm)

(http://www.teachersfirst.com/quiz/hamquiz-5-2.htm)

Writing Assignment

Answer nine of the following 15 questions: (http://hamlet.hypermart.net/quest5.html)

Rhetorical Lesson

Look over the subjects covered in "Principles of Composition" (http://webster.commnet.edu/hp/pages/darling/grammar/composition/composition.html-ssi)

Read "Elements of Successful Essays" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/essayelements.html)

Grammatical Lesson

"Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/modifiers.html)

"Recognizing the Passive Voice" (http://www.asu.edu/duas/wcenter/passive.html)

Misc. Assignment

Bring three copies of your rough draft to class; OR, post the first paragraph and thesis of your essay to the class discussion group; OR, e-mail your first paragraph and underlined thesis to your instructor for evaluation and comment.

For Next Time

Review important/ pivotal scenes in Hamlet.

Upcoming Assignment

Consider the relationship between the introduction and the conclusion of your Hamlet paper.