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Hamlet, Prince of Denmark What’s Hamlet about? Who wrote it? Where is the play set? Purple Hippo

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Let’s watch the opening scene. What’s it about? Shakespeare: The Animated Tales - Hamlet https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ot. NMj. Zo. ZNb. M Purple Hippo

Hamlet Cut up the nine pictures from the first part of the play. With your groups, discuss a possible order. Compare to another group.

Hamlet – reading and ordering Now read Pages 1 -3 One dark, grey night The castle guards had quite a fr Identify the order of the A ghastly thing on the battleme pictures. That terrified their every sense Underline the key parts of the text that match Yes, grey and slightly quivering each picture The remains of their own dead They showed the scholar, Hora Purple Hippo

Hamlet – what’s the order? Purple Hippo

Hamlet Take an A 3 piece of paper Cut the underlined parts of the text and stick them next to the pictures. Compare to other teams – did you choose the same captions? Purple Hippo

Hamlet: The characters � Who are the characters? What do we know about them?

Hamlet: The characters Character 1. Prince Hamlet 2. Claudius 3. Gertrude 4. Horatio 5. The ghost 6. Ophelia 7. Laertes 8. Polonius 9. Fortinbras Who are they? What do we know about them?

1. Prince Hamlet 2. Claudius 3. Gertrude 4. Horatio 5. The ghost 6. Ophelia 7. Laertes 8. Polonius 9. Fortinbras Purple Hippo A. Hamlet’s friend. He is also a scholar – one who is highly educated. B. The new king; he was the old king’s brother and married his brother’s widow. C. Ophelia’s brother. He goes to France and returns when his father dies. D. A young man, who is angry and confused about the death of his father. E. An advisor to the king and father of Hamlet’s girlfriend. F. The Prince of Norway G. The spirit of the old king, Hamlet’s father. H. Hamlet’s girlfriend and daughter of the king’s advisor. I. She is the queen and the prince’s mother. The old

Hamlet: Dictionary Quiz Name: Hamlet Dictionary Quiz: Page __ Name: Hamlet Dictionary Quiz: Page __ Word Definition 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. quibble A. B. C. D. E. F. G. H. Put the definition on a different li Then put the answer in the key. To argue or raise objections about a trivial matter. "they are always quibbling about the amount to pay E Name: Answers: 1 2 3 4 5 6 Purple Hippo 7 8

Hamlet: Dictionary Quiz � Now cut up your paper Separate the word and definition columns � and the answer key Give the Definition column to another team Purple Hippo

Hamlet: Prediction � Discuss with your team what will happen next! Purple Hippo

Hamlet: Prediction Discuss the order with your partners Purple Hippo

Hamlet: Page 4 – paragraph ordering A. It was his friend Horatio Who said, Dear friend, please don’t go! Of course, there was a ratty smell What else could it be, pray tell? The king had tried to kill him once Laertes wanted his vengeance Why else would they want this contest? But Hamlet thought that he knew best B. Ham thought of the clowning master With his clever pithy patter He had made them laugh before But having passed through death’s own door He wasn’t funny any more It really was no laughing matter First it’s life, then death thereafter (A central theme of this story The problems of mortality) C. When it’s time to go, it’s time to go Worry not, Horatio Of course, his pal was very right He had no chance in this sword fight They fenced with play swords of the kind That don’t leave much mark behind The most you got is a mere scratch In this kind of fencing match Nothing wrong with a slight nick Unless there’s poison in the tip Purple Hippo D. Then came along a message fool Who brought a summons for a duel The King himself wanted to see Prince Hamlet against Laertes A bit of friendly sword-fighting Fun fencing, so exciting The King himself had placed a bet Upon his nephew, Prince Hamlet E. Ham was at the cemetery When there came a grave party Hamlet hid and watched his mother And Ophelia’s grieving brother And that was how Hamlet found That his ex- had gone and drowned F. 1 When Hamlet sailed back into town He went unto the burial ground And discussed a few grave matters With a pair of old grave diggers Who found a bit of old grave matter The skull of Yorick, old court jester Just a bone with no grey matter G. Laertes and Hamlet then came to blows Over who’d loved her the most Over her dead body did they fight In her grave, that just ain’t right! It’s really time for some decorum Especially when in front of your mum That really is an ugly scene To perform before a queen

Hamlet: Page 4 – paragraph ordering � ANSWERS � F 1 B 2 E 3 G 4 D 5 A 6 C 7 Purple Hippo

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark - page 5 – Missing end words Have a look at the gaps Can you guess the words? They all rhyme with a word that you can see Partner A – dictate the first column Partner Purple Hippo B – dictate the second

Hamlet: Order the pictures Match them to captions from pages 4 and 5 Purple Hippo