
Hamlet Background
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9th Grade - University
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Thomas Scheip
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Hamlet Background
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Draw
Draw what images come to mind when you hear Hamlet?
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What decisions does a director or actor make in performing drama?
How can older texts/plays be reinterpreted for modern audiences?
In what ways do people put on performances? How does this change our understanding of reality?
How does Shakespeare's use of language create layers of meaning within Hamlet?
Essential Questions
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Analyze the opportunities for interpretation for directors and actors to have on written drama
Create your own Hamlet, reimagining the play for more modern audiences
Trace Hamlet’s evolving psychological and emotional state and how his condition is reflected in his soliloquies.
Evaluate Shakespeare's use of figurative language (like metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, and more)
Learning Objectives
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Poll
What are your concerns with reading Shakespeare?
Understanding the language
Finding it interesting / avoiding boredom
Following the plot
Containing my excitement for the wonderment of the written word and live performance
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Poll
What will help you succeed in our unit on Hamlet?
Performing scenes in class
Comprehension questions for each scene/act
Watching scenes from stage and film adaptations
Reading quietly
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Multiple Choice
When was Shakespeare born?
1664
1564
1464
1764
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Open Ended
I think that the late King Hamlet died of/from________
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Open Ended
I think Ophelia will marry/fall in love with____________________
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Open Ended
I think Hamlet and King Claudius have a (positive/negative) relationship because ___________________
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