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Hamlet eNotes Lesson Plan
by eNotes
One of the best-known plays ever written and undoubtedly William Shakespeare’s most popular, Hamlet was first performed in 1601 or 1602. Although it appears Shakespeare took the basic premise from... -
Hamlet eNotes Curriculum Plan
by eNotes
Many of William Shakespeare's works feature “stock” characters. Stock characters have commonly recognized traits. In Shakespeare’s theater company, the same actor often played the same stock... -
Hamlet eNotes Reading Response Prompts
by eNotes
What supernatural element is established immediately in the play? Why has Horatio been asked to stand watch with Barnardo and Marcellus? Describe Hamlet’s emotional state after the death of his... -
Hamlet eNotes Teaching Guide
by eNotes
This guide highlights some of the most salient aspects of William Shakespeare's Hamlet before you begin teaching. In helping guide your students through the text, they will gain insight into... -
Hamlet on Film Lesson Plan
by eNotes
Through viewing Laurence Olivier’s, Franco Zeffirelli’s, and Kenneth Branagh’s film versions of Shakespeare's Hamlet, students will see how one director interprets the text of the play. Students... -
Hamlet Literary Devices Lesson Plan
by eNotes
Theme Revealed Through Motif: This lesson plan focuses on Shakespeare’s use of motif in developing an important theme in Hamlet. Students will examine deception as a major motif in... -
Hamlet Reading Comprehension Quiz
by Tessie Barbosa
This quiz contains reading comprehension questions for Hamlet. -
Hamlet Act 3, Scenes 3 and 4 Dialogue Analysis Activity
by Tessie Barbosa
Through dialogue, playwrights reveal a character’s motivations, personality traits, and relationships with other characters. Diction (word choice) plays an essential role in writing dialogue... -
Hamlet Character Analysis Lesson Plan
by eNotes
Gertrude and Ophelia as Shakespeare's Innocents Destroyed: This lesson plan focuses Gertrude’s and Ophelia’s roles as innocent, tragic victims in Hamlet who succumb to the demands...
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Hamlet Act II Open-Book Scavenger Hunt
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by Brienne Valvano
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Hamlet STUDY QUESTIONS
by mackattack101
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Hamlet - A Comprehensive Analysis
by lornep
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The Hamlet List: 10 Projects
by Ashley Robinson
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Hamlet as a Revenge Tragedy
by Ali Joyo
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Hamlet: Symbolism Exercise (Ophelia's Bouquet)
by Jamie Wheeler
LITERARY DEVICE: SYMBOLISM-ANDLECTURE TOPIC: OPHELIA’S BOUQUET Symbolism is the use of objects to represent abstract ideals. Although it the term was not specifically coined until the late 1850s,... -
Characterization in Hamlet
by Susan Hurn
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Hamlet's Attitude to Women
by Tony Whyte
It is possible that Gertrude did not have the freedom to do what she wanted because it may have been the convention that the widowed Queen marry the King’s closest relative, though Hamlet clearly... -
32-second Hamlet
by Amy Lepore
32-second Hamlet Actor 1 Who’s there? Actor 2 A little more than kin and less than kind. Actor 2 Frailty, thy name is woman! Actor 8 Fear it, Ophelia! Actor 3 Neither a borrower nor a lender... -
Hamlet Study Guide
by Kristen Fusaro
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Hamlet Short Answer Essay Test
by Michael Stultz, M.A.
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Where is Hamlet?!
by udonbutterfly
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Hamlet Tabloid Activity
by amy cloer, M.A.
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Hamlet: The Ptolemaic Universe and Elizabethan Medicine
by Jamie Wheeler
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Finding Verbal Irony in Hamlet
by Michael Stultz, M.A.
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Hamlet Act I Exam
by Kristen Fusaro
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To Thine Own Self Be True: Hamlet Writing Assignment
by Michael Stultz, M.A.
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Hamlet Act I Questions for Lecture Notes or Research
by Michael Stultz, M.A.
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Hamlet: Archetypes and Stock Characters
by Jamie Wheeler
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Hamlet - Comic Book Creation Assignment
by Jennifer Levi
Hamlet Comic Assignment Requirements: At least 10 pages (roughly 2 pages an act). In all likelihood, your comic book will be longer than this. Must include all five acts and the major plot points... -
The Structure of Hamlet
by amy cloer, M.A.
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Theme Quote Explications
by ashlie thomas
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Hamlet Quote Test 1
by Ashley Robinson
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Finding Poetic Devices in the Ghost's Monologue from Hamlet
by Michael Stultz, M.A.
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The Influence of the Shakespeare's Theater-Going Audience on his Writing
by charlamorgan
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Pairing a poem with Hamlet
by Amy Lepore
After reading the play Hamlet, read this poem and analyze it. Then, in anessay, explain why Hamlet could have been the author. Give specific detailsfrom the play to support your answer. Have fun!... -
Writing About Characters in Hamlet
by Susan Hurn
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Hamlet: Group Exercise on Myth and Meaning
by Jamie Wheeler
MAJOR ACTIVITY: MYTH AND MEANING Hamlet, like many of Shakespeare’s plays, contains numerous references to mythology. Shakespeare himself knew Ovid, the great Roman poet who wrote Metamorphoses,... -
Hamlet Quote Test 2
by Ashley Robinson
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Quotation Activity
by amy cloer, M.A.
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Hamlet - Comic Book Rubric
by Jennifer Levi
Hamlet Comic Book Grading Rubric Characters Represented: Hamlet ______ / 3 points Claudius ______ / 3 points Gertrude ______ / 3 points Polonius ______ / 3 points Horatio ______ / 3 points Ophelia... -
Hamlet Handout: Hamlet as a Comedy Starring the Cast of Taxi Playbill
by Nicole Murchison
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Act I Vocabulary
by Lisa Metcalf
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Hamlet: selections for study
by Ashley Robinson
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The Natural - Malamud - Essay Test
by Michael Stultz, M.A.