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**Choose a scene to be analyzed. Possible choices are found below:**
 Act 1 Hamlets first appearance Ghost scene Act 1 Nunnery Scene Play within the Play Scene Closet Scene King Claudius praying scene Ophelia's mad scene Description of Ophelia’s death Grave Scene Hamlet's death

**Framework for essay/ Presentation:**
 __Introduction__ · Place scene in context within the play · Explain why this is a significant scene · Link to the main themes of the play __Main Content__ · Analysis of the literary devices used in the passage. · Exploration of the effects of the literary features, linking these effects to the development of the plot, the development of the characters, tragic elements, dramatic tension and so on. · Must provide detailed, carefully chosen examples

__Concluding comments__ Bring your presentation to an end. Explain once again how important the scene is and include your personal response or the possible response of the audience to this key scene in the play.

**What literary devices should be analyzed? (choose 4)**
Here are some examples of literary features which students may choose to examine in their presentation: · Different types of imagery: e.g. disease/ decay/ death · Tragic elements · Foreshadowing · Use of asides/soliloquies · Symbolism · Metaphors/similes /personification · Sounds/alliteration/ assonance/sibilance · Allusions · Use of minor characters · Characterization/relationship between characters/changes in character · Setting 

Paper Length: 3-4 pages Presentation: no preset length
 * Visual Aid required for Presentation on Monday (Power Point)

Hamlet Resources:

Hamlet Online Book 

Literature Timeline