1. Is Hamlet mad? Conceptions of madness range from that of anger to insane to conniving. What's his? Is his madness a fake strategy? For what purpose ? He tells Horatio just after seeing the ghost that he is going to put on an "antic [fake] disposition" and later that he is mad "north by northwest," i.e., depending on which way the wind blows to suit his purposes. What do-you think?

2. is Hamlet a tragedy? Is Loots.a tragedy? How about Miss Emily? Are any contemporay figures tragic-sports, politics, music-or merely pathetic and sad? Look up Aristotle's definition of "tragedy."

3. Name three major differences between poetry, prose, and drama. Discuss with examples. For instance, drama does not use a narrator.

4. Contrast the different narrative points of view in "A Rose for Emily,' "Cask of Amontillado," and "A Worn Path" in terms of the trust, the degree of involvement in - each story, and the emotional reliability of each narrator.

5. Of the three different formats experienced this term-poetry, film, prose narrative-- what is the greatest strength of each? Write a 10-line example of each.

6. How does the sword fight. conclusion in Hamlet resolve all the previous issues and conflict ? Same for the conclusion in Fences and Miss Emily. How hings up ?

TOPICS for FINAL EXAM: 3 pages, single-spaced, hand-written; try to use excerpts from the text in each paragraph. Bring in thesis.statement and outline