The Characters l Horatio l Hamlet l Claudius

The Characters l Horatio l Hamlet l Claudius l Ophelia l Polonius Lord l Gertrude, Queen of Denmark l Laertes l King Hamlet

The Plot l Ghost appears to Hamlet l Father dies l Claudius becomes king l Hamlet kills Polonius l Hamlet knows about murder l Laertes kills Hamlet l Ophelia goes mad l Hamlet hears noise l Polonius stands behind curtains l Gertrude remarries

The Story of Hamlet is the Prince of Denmark. His father dies and his mother, Gertrude, soon marries his uncle Claudius. Because Claudius has married the Queen, he becomes King of Denmark. The ghost of Hamlet’s father comes to Hamlet and says that Claudius killed him. At first, Hamlet wants to kill his uncle Claudius, but he is very indecisive and doesn’t do it. He tells some actors to act out the murder to his father. The actors act out the murder and everyone can see from Claudius’s face that he really is the murderer. But still Hamlet does nothing. Hamlet is losing interest in his girlfriend Ophelia’s father, Polonius, is a bit of a fool who keeps giving everybody advice they do not want. One day Hamlet is talking to Gertrude and he hears a noise behind a curtain. He takes out his sword and kills the man behind the curtain. It is Polonius. Ophelia goes mad. Hamlet gets into a swordfight

Grammar (conditional sentences) What would you do if you were …?

l What would have happened if …? l Laertes NOT kill Hamlet NOT hear a noise l Ghost NOT appear to Hamlet l Hamlet NOT kill Polonius l Gertrude NOT remarry l Hamlet NOT fight with Laertes l Claudius NOT become King l Polonius NOT stand behind the curtain

"To be, or not to be: that is the question". Hamlet quote (Act III, Sc. I).