How does Shakespeare create meaning in the Play Hamlet?

Complete the Literary Conventions and Devices Worksheet. Analysis of Two Plays

Write 2- to 5-sentence responses to each of the questions on the worksheet

Literary Conventions and Devices Table Play #1
*Title of the work*	*Significance of Title*
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark,” William Shakespeare (pp. 878-980)
	Identify	Describe	Explain Impact
Major characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Conflict
Climax
Theme
Elements or conventions used
No	Yes	Example	Explain Impact
Irony
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks

1. What role does imagination play in writing or reading this particular work?

2. How does this author create meaning?

3. Explain what this piece of literature might tell us about society as a whole?

4. What is your final evaluation of this work?

Literary Conventions and Devices Table Play #2
*Title of the work*	*Significance of Title*
“Death of a Salesman,” Arthur Miller (pp. 1044-1110)
	Identify	Describe	Explain Impact
Major characters
Protagonist
Antagonist
Conflict
Climax
Theme
Elements or conventions used
No	Yes	Example	Explain Impact
Irony
Symbolism
Foreshadowing
Flashbacks

1. What role does imagination play in writing or reading this particular work?

2. How does this author create meaning?

3. Explain what this piece of literature might tell us about society as a whole.

4. What is your final evaluation of this work?

5. What are the main factors that differentiate these two plays?