Hamlet Predictions (3 Viewers)

[buriza]

lol I'm going to fail because I have no idea what happens in the play beyond Hamlet and Claudius

Should be fine, unless you get a question on female characters. For most questions though you should be talking about Hamlet the most as a character.

 

[iforgotmyname]

LOL no joke... who's claudius?

Its the dickhead that killed Hamlet

 

[Drsoccerball]

its the dickhead that killed hamlet

hamlet died????

 

[Drsoccerball]

Actually I remember seeing it in the movie... "Hamlet is a movie by Shakespeare."

 

[Yeungster]

"Hamlet is a top notch play" - Anon. To what extent does your interpretation align with this?

 

[RivalryofTroll]

My personal predictions are:
-Gender differences
-Choosing 2 characters and discussing about them
-Choosing 2 scenes and discussing a particular concept, most likely something broad
-Morality and uncertainty.

Yeah I'm betting it'll be on morality / uncertainty, something to do with Hamlet the character being conflicted etc. etc.

Morality and uncertainty would definitely be 2 good predictions.

HSC 2014 - REVENGE, REFER TO GIVEN EXTRACT
HSC 2013 - CORRUPTION, TIME AND PLACE
HSC 2012 - Inherent tension between CONFRONTATION and RESOLUTION, CHARACTERISATION
HSC 2011 - ENDING/CLOSING SCENE
HSC 2010 - DRAMATIC TREATMENT of STRUGGLE and DISILLUSIONMENT
HSC 2009 - HUMAN EXPERIENCE, LOYALTY

Also, I expect that they won't include a scene this year (unlikely for them to provide an extract for 2 consecutive years but I could be wrong).

Morality would be an interesting one - a difficult question to answer if you're unprepared.

Uncertainty is clearly a big one, seeing how teachers always refer to the notion of Appearance v Reality when teaching Hamlet.

Mortality is another significant one - the graveyard scene (Yorick's skull and all) is a significant part of the play.

 

[Ekman]

Just had a thought right now, what about innocence and morality?

 

[iforgotmyname]

hamlet died????

There is 2 Hamlet

 

[Drsoccerball]

There is 2 Hamlet

That makes sense... One Hamlet was Hamlets father the other Hamlet was Hamlet...

 

[teridax]

lol wtf - why bother making these hamlet predictions

seems to me that most ppl are memorising a generic for hamlet and hoping it will adapt because it won't work lmao

 

[Ekman]

Guys don't forget to study mortality, im having a feeling that it may be asked.

 

[porcupinetree]

Guys don't forget to study mortality, im having a feeling that it may be asked.

I am dearly hoping for a question on mortality, and I reckon it's actually quite likely

 

[spatula232]

If for some stupid reason they ask for reference to two characters, can you just do 1 paragraph on 1 character and like 4 on Hamlet?

 

[TQuadded]

If for some stupid reason they ask for reference to two characters, can you just do 1 paragraph on 1 character and like 4 on Hamlet?

It is suggested to have an equal discussion on both. Having said that, I personally believe that Hamlet should get a little bit more light, and with five paragraphs, probably three with Hamlet, and two for the other.

 

[mrpotatoed]

markers notes last year say they were annoyed that people only talked about hamlet

reference to another character seems likely

 

[PhysicsMaths]

markers notes last year say they were annoyed that people only talked about hamlet

reference to another character seems likely

Interesting.
Anyone tempted to write about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern??

risk it for the biscuit?

 

[TQuadded]

Interesting.
Anyone tempted to write about Rosencrantz and Guildenstern??

risk it for the biscuit?

i hope they do reynaldo

 

[Ekman]

Anyone think that the essay question will be about 'action vs inaction' or 'hamlet's plot for revenge'? I feel like it wont since they asked it last year but im not entirely sure.

 

[TQuadded]

Anyone think that the essay question will be about 'action vs inaction' or 'hamlet's plot for revenge'? I feel like it wont since they asked it last year but im not entirely sure.

They already did both of those in the past three years. I really doubt it.

 

[iforgotmyname]

neikt bos reverse mentality the crap out of everyone