Lesson

Assignment

(100 marks)

Open a new Word document. Label it E301U2L3surname
In this document, complete the assignments outlined below.
Submit this assignment using the Dropbox for U2L3 Hamlet lies

Read the document, "The Ways We Lie".
Ms Ericsson presents a variety of ways that people lie:

  • the white lie
  • facade
  • ignoring the plain facts
  • deflecting
  • omission
  • stereotypes and cliches
  • groupthink
  • out-and-out lies
  • dismissal
  • delusion

Think about the various characters in Hamlet.
Consider how they may be untruthful to themselves and others.

  1. Write a brief introductory paragraph that will define what it means to lie and introduce the idea that lying is pervasive throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet.
  2. Choose FIVE different characters. Consider how each is untruthful.
  3. Choose one way that each character lies, according to how Ms Ericsson describes lying in her essay. You must choose a DIFFERENT type of lying for each character.
  4. Write ONE paragraph per character. Explain, in detail, which "method" your character uses to lie by referencing the essay. You must use three sets of evidence and explanation to support your conclusion. That is, you must present three specific details from the play and explain how each one supports your hypothesis. With an introduction and a concluding sentence, each of these paragraphs will be eight sentences.
  5. Write a final summary paragraph that explores what all of these characters who lie have in common.