november 6

JOURNAL TOPIC: [today's tunes: Symphony #1 by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein)

Why does Hamlet go to the trouble of orchestrating an elaborate ruse with the play-within-a-play, when the ghost's testimony and his intuition appear to provide sufficient justification for revenge?

AGENDA:
1. Journal
2. Lecturette/breakdown of "To be..."
3. Act III

HW:
1. Catch up on "To be..."
2. Catch up on literature analysis work
3. Catch up on college/scholarship