“The play’s the thing…” so put on your best performance. You can earn UP TO 30
points extra credit. How? Memorize and perform one of the following soliloquies or
monologues from Hamlet. You can earn the full 30 points if you have props and “dress”
the part. Everything must “fit” with the piece you are performing. It must be a
performance to earn full credit. If you simply recite the soliloquy or monologue
accurately, you can earn a minimum of 5 points. A couple of the selections are shorter
than the others, and therefore, are not worth as many points.
Soliloquies
I, ii, 133-64 “O that this too, too sullied flesh would melt”
I, v, 99-119 “O all you host of heaven” (short, maximum potential=20 pts)
II, ii, 576-634 “O what a rogue”
III, I, 64-98 “To be or not to be”
III, iii, 40-76 (King) “O, my offense is rank”
III, iii, 77-101 “Now might I do it” (short, maximum potential=20 pts)
IV, iv, 34-69 “How all occasions do inform”
Monologues
I, iii, 12-48 (Laertes) “Think it no more”
I, iii, 60-87 (Polonius) “Yet here, Laertes?”
I, v, 49-98 (Ghost) “Ay, that incestuous, that adulterate beast”
III, ii, 59-92 (Hamlet) “Nay, do not think I flatter”
III, iv, 63-98 (Hamlet) “Look here upon this picture”