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Section 1: Section Diagnostic

Prompt

Write an analytical multiparagraph response based on your literary criticism lens choice. Select your chosen lens below and answer the corresponding questions.

Political Lens: Select one scene from Act 1 of Hamlet and respond to the following questions:

  1. How does the desire for power shape the motivations and actions of characters in the scene?

  2. What lines from the scenes support this interpretation?

Feminist Lens: Select one scene from Act 1 of Hamlet and respond to the following questions:

  1. What do the characters Gertrude and Ophelia reveal about gender roles during the time period?

  2. What lines from the scene support this interpretation?

Psychological Lens: Select one scene from Act 1 of Hamlet and respond to the following questions:

  1. What is Hamlet’s mental state and what factors contribute to it?

  2. What lines from the scene support this interpretation?