Focus Texts: Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Joseph Conrad’s Heart
of Darkness, Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man,”
and Robert Warshow’s “The Gangster as Tragic Hero”
Essential Questions:
How do multiple authors examine the Aristotelian tragic
hero?
How does an “anti-hero” descend into madness as exemplified
in various genres?
A. Opening Assignment: Answer the following question in regards to Heart of Darkness.
During Marlow’s physical examination before he leaves for Africa, the doctor takes certain measurements, which he says are for scientific research. Marlow asks him whether he examines his subjects when they return. The doctor says that he does not because the changes are on the inside. Discuss ways in which Kurtz and Marlow are both changed internally by their experiences in the jungle.
B. Work in Heart of Darkness literature circles.
1. Finish your graphic organizer (if you need to).
2. Discuss section III questions.
3. Complete both snapshot activities.
Note: You will have a test over Heart of Darkness on Tuesday (without the benefit of a whole class discussion). The test will consist of matching, true/false, and multiple choice. The questions will deal with basic comprehension.
of Darkness, Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man,”
and Robert Warshow’s “The Gangster as Tragic Hero”
Essential Questions:
How do multiple authors examine the Aristotelian tragic
hero?
How does an “anti-hero” descend into madness as exemplified
in various genres?
A. Opening Assignment: Answer the following question in regards to Heart of Darkness.
During Marlow’s physical examination before he leaves for Africa, the doctor takes certain measurements, which he says are for scientific research. Marlow asks him whether he examines his subjects when they return. The doctor says that he does not because the changes are on the inside. Discuss ways in which Kurtz and Marlow are both changed internally by their experiences in the jungle.
B. Work in Heart of Darkness literature circles.
1. Finish your graphic organizer (if you need to).
2. Discuss section III questions.
3. Complete both snapshot activities.
Note: You will have a test over Heart of Darkness on Tuesday (without the benefit of a whole class discussion). The test will consist of matching, true/false, and multiple choice. The questions will deal with basic comprehension.