Act 3 Hamlet
2. Answer the following questions about this soliloquy.
1. Who is the speaker and what is he trying to accomplish
(purpose)?
2. Who is the audience for the speech (as opposed to the
play)? The audience sitting in the seats for the play is not
the intended audience of the speech. Who is the speaker
addressing?
3.
What is the occasion for this soliloquy?
4. What does the character understand better or how does
he change at the end of this soliloquy?
5. Select one important line, sentence, or phrase from the
monologue.
Include the original text in your response,
Cite your textual evidence correctly. Watch this video
here to learn how to cite Shakespeare plays correctly.
c. explain why you selected this section of the text.
d. Why is it significant to the development of this
character, to this scene, or to the play as a whole?
a.
b.
1. The speaker is...
Their purpose in this speech is...
2. The intended audience for this speech is...
3. The occasion for this soliloquy is...
4. At the end of the soliloquy, the character better understands...
5. a. "Insert your quote of choice here,"
b. (Cite the Act, Scene, line #).
c. I selected this quote because...
d. This quote is significant because...
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