Hamlet+Sins+Essay

Essay Assignment – 125 pts
 * Hamlet: Prince of Denmark **

The Seven Deadly Sins play a role in many of Shakespeare’s plays. It can be claimed that all seven sins are talked about in //Hamlet: Prince// of Denmark. Choose one of the deadly sins, give no less than three (3) examples of that sin from within the play (and include direct quotes to prove your thoughts), and explain what the moral of the story is about that particular sin. __ Seven Deadly Sins __
 * Pride: is excessive belief in one's own abilities, that interferes with the individual's recognition of the grace of God. It has been called the sin from which all others arise. Pride is also known as Vanity.


 * Envy: is the desire for others' traits, status, abilities, or situation.


 * Gluttony: is an inordinate desire to consume more than that which one requires.


 * Lust: is an inordinate craving for the pleasures of the body.


 * Wrath: is manifested in the individual who spurns love and opts instead for fury.


 * Greed: is the desire for material wealth or gain, ignoring the realm of the spiritual. It is also called Avarice or Covetousness.

** Use the format below to cite each quote: **
 * Sloth: is the avoidance of physical or spiritual work.


 * If the quote is less than three lines: **

“To be or not to be – that is the **question./** Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to **suffer/** the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,” (3.1.64-66) Act.Scene.Line

Backslash between the lines and follow the EXACT punctuation from the play.


 * If the quote is more than three lines use block quote format: **

(indent 2 tabs) To be or not to be – that is the question. (or 10 spaces) Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune Or to take arms against a sea of troubles And, by opposing, end them.  (3.1.64-68)

RUBRIC:


 * || **Exceptional ** || **Experienced ** || **Capable ** || **Developing ** || **Emerging ** || **Missing ** ||
 * **Focus ** || **5 ** || **4 ** || **3 ** || **2 ** || **1 ** || **0 ** ||
 * Thesis ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Clarity ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Content ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">0 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Evidence ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Audience ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Purpose ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Organization ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">0 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Introduction ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Transitions ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Paragraphs ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Conclusion ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Formal Style ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">0 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Flow ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Vocabulary ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Tone ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Point of View ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Conventions ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">0 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Verb Usage, Tense, Agreement ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Pronoun Clarity / Agreement ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Parallelism ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Punctuation ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Capitalization ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Spelling ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Sentences ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">Essay Specifics ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">5 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">4 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">3 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">2 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">1 ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">0 ** ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Clear choice of sin ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Example 1 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Example 2 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Example 3 ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif'; text-align: center;">Connection of sin to moral ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">TOTALS ** ||  ||   ||   ||   ||   ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">OVERALL GRADE ** ||||||||||  ||   ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow','sans-serif';">OVERALL GRADE ** ||||||||||  ||   ||