JOURNAL TOPIC:
Reflect on your understanding of Hamlet and your progress to date. Describe your working process and how you are learning individually and collaboratively. If there is anything you don't understand or need to work on further, please make a note of it and revisit the following day to ensure you're not missing something important.
AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Self-directed study of Hamlet: Act II
HW:
1. Self-directed study of Hamlet: Act II
2. (Don't forget about "To be or not to be")
Pablo Michelle Alex and I are reading Hamlet Act II in class and we are confused as to what Polonius is asking Reynaldo to do. If anyone could provide some insight it would be much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHe is asking Reynaldo to spy on his son (laertes).
ReplyDeleteWell I was wondering why. In the beginning courtroom scene he seems very eager for his son to leave asking him to get the king's blessing and all. He says something to the effect of I know my son isn't normally a bad person but imagine what horrible things he could be doing. It's like he thinks his son has gone crazy and he wants Reynaldo to bring him home before he stains his reputation.
ReplyDeletePolonius is suggesting that Reynaldo find people who know Laertes and say just enough to bait them into disclosing whatever Laertes may be doing out of his father's view...
DeleteFeli Ruiz, Matt Patel, Sam Garrison , Alex Lane, Owen Iness , Justin Thompson, and I collaborated and read part of Act II, analyzed it, recorded it and its on my blog http://vgonzalezrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/ for anyone who needs help or just wants to read along.
ReplyDeleteAwesome. Check out Sam's courtroom rendition too.
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