The Descent into Madness:
A Comprehensive Examination of The Tragic Hero
Focus Texts: Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, T.S. Elliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man,” and Robert Warshow’s “The Gangster as Tragic Hero”
A. Opening Assignment: Act III Graphic Organizer
B. Begin reading Act IV of Hamlet.
Note: I will check off your rough drafts for your research papers. I will return these today. You will be doing peer revisions tomorrow.
Don't forget to turn in your Heart of Darkness take-home tests to the basket.
A Comprehensive Examination of The Tragic Hero
Focus Texts: Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, T.S. Elliot’s “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,” Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man,” and Robert Warshow’s “The Gangster as Tragic Hero”
A. Opening Assignment: Act III Graphic Organizer
B. Begin reading Act IV of Hamlet.
Note: I will check off your rough drafts for your research papers. I will return these today. You will be doing peer revisions tomorrow.
Don't forget to turn in your Heart of Darkness take-home tests to the basket.