Resources of Understanding and Writing about Hamlet 

One resource you have to work with is the VCCS Litonline course developed by faculty throughout the Virginia Community College System.  You may work through it if you find it helpful.  Look over this site.  You're going to use some parts of this site, but not others, so don't worry if some of the links don't work.  Use the the knight on the right side of the board at the bottom of each page to move to the next page when appropriate.

  Notes on Acts in Hamlet  

There are also notes on each of the acts in Hamlet.  Begin by clicking on Background and move through the Act-by-Act Notes, using the chess game knight on the bottom right side of each page to move forward.  

As you begin this assignment, you may find it helpful to review the material about figuring out what you think about a piece of literary work.

You may also wish to read the sections on developing a thesis in the Writing Papers of Literary Analysis.