Hamlet by William Shakespeare
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Introduction | Audiobook | Shakespearean Glossary | Context | Plot | |
Character and Characterisation | Dramatis Personae | Characterisation | |
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Close Reading | Topic | |
Important ideas | Overview | Topic | |
Review | Extension Activities | External Links | |
"A tragedy is a story of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man in high estate" A.C. BRADLEY. |
To develop an understanding the key areas of the play, including:
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Before studying Shakespeare, it's important to know a few things about:
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Description: | Hamlet unit |
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Complexity: | Intermediate |
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Date: | 18/12/2009 |
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Audiobook of the complete play
Shakespearean glossary
Do you know your 'dost' from your 'wherefore'? There is a glossary of words commonly used in Shakespearean plays [here]. Make sure you know these words, as they'll help you to understand the play a lot better.
Context
Plot
Summary
Character & characterisation
Dramatis personae
Characterisation
Character | Brief description: | How do they change? | What are their main contributions? | Characteristation |
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Character | [What kind of person is he?] | [How does he change?] | [His main contributions] | [Comment on how he is developed] |
Important events/turning points
Close reading
Embedded audio files; Specific and wider effects of language use (micro/macro).
Act X, scene x
Questions 1.
Important ideas
Overview
Express your themes as a phrase.
Theme: | Evidence: | How it contributes to the development of the theme: |
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Theme
Extension Activities
Review
- Pull together across the whole text
- eg:
Act I Quiz
Quotations
Why are each of these quotations important in the play? Think about what they reveal about character, their importance in terms of theme, imagery, relationships etc. Make a comment about each one.
Quotation | Importance: |
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External links