Background: 1.How has Shakespeare’s work influenced our time? 2. What makes a story timeless? Link to previous unit Essential Question: ·What does it mean to be hero? ·How can human nature affect one’s ability to live up to the ideals dictated by society ·What is loyalty? ·Why do people behave as they do?
The Literature 1.How do the characters in a piece of literature convey various aspects of human nature? 2.How do power, ambition, and revenge drive our lives? 3.How do the choices we make or do not make affect our lives? 4.Can indecision as much as off-target decisiveness invite and nurture disorder in our lives? 5.How can we become effective decision makers with a soundness of mind? 6.What constitutes “madness” and how is it connected with truth and reality? 7.How can we acquire wisdom so that we can discern what is merely appearance from what is actually reality? from (http://worldliteraturewithmrscorbett.wikispaces.com/Unit+5+Hamlet)
Trial 1.What is justice and how does one know when “justice has been served?” 2.Does the end justify the means? 3.How do today’s societal standards differ from past standards?