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Hamlet:Would these essays be enough to get me through the exam?
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26-04-2012 5:32pm#1I'm planning to write more Hamlet essays as it's getting close and I need to learn the quotes too. I haven't spent enough time writing a lot of the essays. I only have two or three done so far.
Would these essays be enough to get me through the exam? Tell me if I'm missing any important essays which I'll need or ones which don't need.
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- Soliloquies
- Hamlet as a tragedy
- Foils of Hamlet
- Hamlets madness
- Why does Hamlet hesitate in killing Claudius?
- The role of women
- Appearance vs reality
- Corruption
- Hamlet as a protagonist
- Dramatic scene in the play
Character essays
- Hamlet
- Rosencrantz & Guilderstern
- Laertes
- Claudius
- Ophelia0
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Coeurdepirate wrote: »Oh, well don't I feel inferior. I'm only doing the character of Hamlet, the role of women & the theme of deception/hypocrisy/appearance vs reality.
I don't think I'll prepare anything really :rolleyes:
Know my points for a few essays but thats bout it 0 -
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Haha that's me with French, I'm just gonna have to try and wing it because I'm not arsed learning anythingHistorykitten wrote: »I don't think I'll prepare anything really :rolleyes:
Know my points for a few essays but thats bout it
God that's such a bad attitude to have, I'll be crying here in August then that I didn't get an A in it -.-
Mysteriouschic wrote: »I'm only doing them because if I don't I'll be stuck if those come up as I'm still trying to learn quotes and I want to see if I'd be able to write a good essay. There's a lot of essay's to write I may not even end up doing all of them. There's so much to do.
I getcha, it's ideal to be as prepared as possible obv, I just have no time!
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Coeurdepirate wrote: »Haha that's me with French, I'm just gonna have to try and wing it because I'm not arsed learning anything God that's such a bad attitude to have, I'll be crying here in August then that I didn't get an A in it -.-
I getcha, it's ideal to be as prepared as possible obv, I just have no time!
Same , thats why I'll need to do more than one a day if I can. I might need to start waking up early at the weekend. I usually fail and it ends up being 10/11 before I'll actually start. I have two half days during the week and a few free classes, I don't normally get work done I should start doing more. I really need a high grade in English as well one of my courses require it.0 -
I dont have any essays prepared
I have like key points and quotations on Hamlet, Claudius and the women but thats it.
Was gonna just do that for a few more themes and stuff.
Probably not wise but I just kinda learn a full essay off by heart0 -
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I have essays done on:
-Role of Women
-Character of Hamlet
-Character of Claudius
-Theme of Deception
-Theme of Revenge
But I'm thinking of just studying the role of women because my teacher is positive it's coming up. I might glance over my hamlet essay too just in case but I only know a few quotes from Gertrude, a few from ophelia and the to be or not to be quote.
My essay on women in the mocks got 69/70 so hopefully it'll come up
I'd love of role of women came up gave me my first a1. It be a great essay too I'd be able to know that essay well. I'm just going to try an do a good one for most of them . 0 -
The Hamlet q is worth 60 marks :PI have essays done on:
-Role of Women
-Character of Hamlet
-Character of Claudius
-Theme of Deception
-Theme of Revenge
But I'm thinking of just studying the role of women because my teacher is positive it's coming up. I might glance over my hamlet essay too just in case but I only know a few quotes from Gertrude, a few from ophelia and the to be or not to be quote.
My essay on women in the mocks got 69/70 so hopefully it'll come up
I dunno why it'd come up when its been on before
I have essays on Claudius, death, loyalty/betrayal, hamlet as a tragic hero and hamlet as a man who cannot make up his mind. A2/A1/A1/B1/B1 :P
I have a load of notes too anyway so should be grand My deception in the mock got 48/60 but we hadnt done Hamlet properly at the time, might learn it since it was on both mocks but idk if its worth it 0 -
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Hi, just wanted to ask you a questionwonderfulname wrote: »Of course do essays, but learning essays or specific essay content is a strange concept to me. I don't see how knowing the play leads to storytelling, knowing summaries maybe but not the play itself. I can see where you're coming from outside of those points though.
Agreed. I never learnt off a single essay for my English and I got an A1 (98 percent :P). Made them all up on the day. That said, I knew my texts very well and I had written a few practice essays. Getting into the habit of learning off essays is dangerous. Once you get into college, you'll realise you can't get away with this, but you won't have any experience in writing off the cuff in an exam. English exams should be testing your ability to think critically, not how well you can memorise and regurgitate essays back onto the page. IMO you'd be better off writing a few practice ones off the cuff, going over key scenes in detail and organising your thoughts on a few different aspects of the play. Quotations aren't really all that important either. Once you demonstrate detailed knowledge of the play, the examiner won't mark you down if you don't have loads of accurate quotations. I'm going for an A1 in English in June and Im just wondering did you do much practice for your Composition question? It's the only thing I'm worried about really! I mean, if I get an essay to write for homework I always get good marks (lowest this year was a B1) but then I went into my mocks and wrote something only worth about a C (even though it got around 75%). How did you stay calm enough to write a good essay within the time constraints? I always seem to use childish language and sloppy expressions under pressure. Any pointers would be really appreciated! 
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Ah now, in fairness they're never going to ask something like that. I barely remember a scene where they were even a major part in. Guys, if you look at the Shakespearean single text questions over the last 5 years or such, they've never been really hard. If you know your characters, a key scene and a theme or two we'll be fine.A nice on they could ask would be to compare R&G to Horatio0 -
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We will get a character question this year, we have to!I'm after looking through the papers from 2011 to 2001 and even the SEC Sample paper. There's been a character question every year Hamlet has been on (even in the sample paper). And in general, character questions are the most common kind of question for the Shakespearian dramas. Suuurely there'll be one this year?! My bet is Polonius or Horatio for a bit of a shake up! 0 -
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PictureFrame wrote: »We will get a character question this year, we have to! My bet is Polonius or Horatio for a bit of a shake up!
Hmm.
I think I'll study Hamlet, Claudius (maybe not), Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius and Horatio, and then do an important scene. And that's it.
In fairness that's still a decent amount of work. :P 0 -
Absolutely! Where the characters are concerned i'm going to do:Hmm.
I think I'll study Hamlet, Claudius (maybe not), Gertrude, Ophelia, Polonius and Horatio, and then do an important scene. And that's it. In fairness that's still a decent amount of work. :P
Hamlet
Polonius
Horatio
Ophelia/Gertrude all thrown into one (cause they're frail
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And struggle between Claudius/Hamlet
Because Claudius came up last year, I don't think he warrants studying on his own completely so i'll thrown him in with Hamlet!
Apart from that I might do:
Dramatic Scene
Soliloquy's
Imagery
Appearance Vs. Reality etc
That's so much, I don't have time to do any more seeing as I haven't started studying Hamlet yet.0 -
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JonnyMcNamee wrote: »Hi, just wanted to ask you a question I'm going for an A1 in English in June and Im just wondering did you do much practice for your Composition question? It's the only thing I'm worried about really! I mean, if I get an essay to write for homework I always get good marks (lowest this year was a B1) but then I went into my mocks and wrote something only worth about a C (even though it got around 75%). How did you stay calm enough to write a good essay within the time constraints? I always seem to use childish language and sloppy expressions under pressure. Any pointers would be really appreciated!
I did, yeah. I always wrote a story, though. I'm a big reader and just happened to have a knack for writing stories, so I'm not sure I'll be a big help to you if you're not doing the story option. Don't worry about your mocks, I always got over 90 in my stories and then in my pre I only got 68. I was devastated and had a chat with my teacher about it. She calmed me down and told me not to get too hung up on it. I did do a few more and gave them to her to correct. I was very stressed about it for a while but on the day of the exam I read through the entire paper first, gathered my thoughts, and then did all the other sections first. By the time I got to writing the story, I had more of an idea formed in my head and then I just made a quick plan and started! I think it's more about the flow of your essay and how good the content is, rather than having fancy phraseology. Some of the best writers write very plainly. Best thing you could do is READ. READ. READ. And remember, at the end of the day it's just an exam. It won't make or break you 0 -
Thanks!I did, yeah. I always wrote a story, though. I'm a big reader and just happened to have a knack for writing stories, so I'm not sure I'll be a big help to you if you're not doing the story option. Don't worry about your mocks, I always got over 90 in my stories and then in my pre I only got 68. I was devastated and had a chat with my teacher about it. She calmed me down and told me not to get too hung up on it. I did do a few more and gave them to her to correct. I was very stressed about it for a while but on the day of the exam I read through the entire paper first, gathered my thoughts, and then did all the other sections first. By the time I got to writing the story, I had more of an idea formed in my head and then I just made a quick plan and started! I think it's more about the flow of your essay and how good the content is, rather than having fancy phraseology. Some of the best writers write very plainly. Best thing you could do is READ. READ. READ. And remember, at the end of the day it's just an exam. It won't make or break you Just for the record I do read a lot already:p I'd just be very disappointed if I didn't get the A1 because I know I'm capable of it like! Haven't went down the short story route before so I might give that a try this week! Thanks again! 0 -
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JonnyMcNamee wrote: »Thanks! Just for the record I do read a lot already:p I'd just be very disappointed if I didn't get the A1 because I know I'm capable of it like! Haven't went down the short story route before so I might give that a try this week! Thanks again!
I know, I was exactly the same! My English result was all I cared about! :P That's great, if you're a big reader you're halfway there! If you want, PM me a story you write and one of your other compositions and I'll tell you which format I think you should stick with. Sometimes, teachers know you on such a personal level that they can be biased in marking.0 -
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Me neither...everyone seems to be studying the really minor characters? I have sample answers on them from my teacher so I guess I'll learn them too but I really cant see them asking something so obscure, and if they did, I cant see why you wouldnt avoid it 0
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Whatsisname wrote: »I cannot understand for the life of me why people are studying Horatio?Me neither...everyone seems to be studying the really minor characters? I have sample answers on them from my teacher so I guess I'll learn them too but I really cant see them asking something so obscure, and if they did, I cant see why you wouldnt avoid it
I'm just doing him incase he comes up. He came up in 1992! :cool:0 -
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