Blog #13

In class my groups worked on creating an outline for out Radio Show as well as the script. 


Here is the Outline of what our Radio Show will look, or rather sound like. This Outline let everyone know what order the questions would be answered. As well as what they need to include in their segment of the radio. It's important to know what we want our show to sound like and know what we need to get done in order to create a flowing final product that includes all of our questions.

Hamlet Radio Outline

Introduction:

• Welcome to ZMT Radio Station
• Introduce hosts

Breaking News:

• Hamlet’s contemplated suicide
• Dr. Drew discusses suicide effects on Hamlet
• Why Hamlet did not commit suicide

Guess That Soliloquy:

• Game show to guess what each soliloquy reveals about Hamlet
• Quote from each soliloquy to support what it reveals
• Callers can play the game show

Who is Hamlet:

• What kind of boy is he? Idealist or troubled?
• Callers phone in their opinions

Closing:

• Thank audience for listening
• Goodnight      

Here is my portion of the script I wrote and part of Katie's script. The question I cover discusses what kind of person Hamlet is. I made it an interactive question that allowed for people to call in. This script helps the group be more prepared for when we are recording because we know what we need to say. I think the use of the callers makes for a more interesting and realistic radio show that will interest people. Katie's part is written in the first five lines. She is creating a game that allows people to phone in with what lines support the reveal of Hamlet's character. 

Katie:

Now get ready for our special concert ticket giveaway! Today we will play a little game I like to call GUESS THAT SOLILOQUY!

Kiva:

Ooh one of my favorites. Now for all of you non-literature buffs out there a soliloquy is a monologue used to give the audience insight into what the character is thinking.

Katie:

We’re looking for caller nine with at least two direct quotes from the play, and start your dialing now. In what act and scene does hamlet reveal his disgust for his mother’s new husband, and his first thoughts of suicide?

Danielle:

We have caller nine on line one caller number nine whats your answer?

Caller 9:

So my first quote supports how…

Danielle:

Okay guys, we have a question for you. Do you think Hamlet is a sweet and sensitive or is he flawed and pretends he knows what he’s doing? We want to hear form you guys, so call us at 1-866-Hamlet.

Katie:

We have our first caller. GG from England, you’re on the air.

GG:

Hi thanks for taking my call. I think that Hamlet is such a sensitive and vulnerable young man. From the start Hamlet expresses his sadness about his fathers death. He isn’t afraid to let his emotions show. He even stands up to his mother and tells her, “But I have within which passeth show, (1, 2, 85).” Right there he is telling her that he is grieving more than she ever could. 

Danielle:

That’s a great point you bring up GG. Hamlet is just a teenager yet he is very much in touch with his emotions and is not holding back. He is honest with how he feels, and we all know that’s not easy.

GG:

And on top of that Gertrude and Claudius kept telling him that he needed to stop grieving. Claudius even goes so lows as to tell him, “’tis unmanly grief (1,2,94).” Really Claudius, you’re going to go there?

Katie:

I completely agree, Claudius took it too far, when Hamlet is just a kid who lost his father.

GG:

One last thing before you hang up on me.

Danielle:

Go ahead.

GG:

Hamlet is also a romantic idealist. He created plans and traps in order to catch Claudius. He was always thinking of ways to catch him. Hamlet was very smart.

Danielle:

But Hamlet was almost too smart. Some might say his idealism got in his way. His desire for perfection prevented him from killing Claudius. His morals were perfect and they got in the way because he was always looking for the perfect revenge, but he never found that. In fact, at one point he caught Claudius praying alone but chose not to kill him. He even drew out his sword but then said, “And so I am revenged – That would be scanned 3,3,76).” He could have killed him! But he got in his own way. Thanks for calling GG.

Kiva:

Our next caller is Bonnie from Alabama. Thanks for calling Bonnie, tell us what you think.

Bonnie:

I agree with Danielle, I think Hamlet was a flawed man. His biggest flaw was that he didn’t kill Claudius right away. Hamlet was unable to act out on revenge and not only did he die, but so many other people.

Katie:

See I agree with you Bonnie. To me Hamlet was a wimp, he always talked a big game of revenge but was never able to achieve that.

Kiva:

I get where you guys are coming from but imagine being a teenager that had to kill his father’s murderer, it’s a lot of pressure.

Bonnie:

But then he should never have talked about getting revenge! He even told the ghost of his father that he would seek revenge. He said, “that I, with wings as swift as meditation or the thoughts of love, may sweep to my revenge (1,5,29).” He disgraced his father’s ghost by not living up to his word. He never followed through and to me that is who Hamlet was. A boy who could never live up to his word, and that was his biggest flaw.

Danielle:

Wow, some really heavy stuff from Bonnie, thanks for calling. Well there you go ladies a gentleman, there are

always two sides to every story, or in this case, to ever boy. Thank you for listening in, we’ll catch you next time on Hamlet’s Radio Station, the number one news in all things Hamlet. Have a nice night.

Potential challenges we could face would be the loss of Randy's office. If we lose this space we need to find another quiet room to work in and record our show. We can either use the Ghandi room or talk to the group that took the office to split up the time in the office. If neither of those work our backup plan would be to schedule a time either at lunch Thursday or after school that day.


Another challenge we could face is finishing the script. Right now my group-mates are still working on their scripts and we were supposed to record Thursday. But we may need to edit the script Thursday, which will take a bit of time. I think we need to make sure we record for 5th period. That way if we need to use the whole 4th period to edit we have it. If we cannot seem to finish editing in time, our backup plan would be to stay in at lunch to record.