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Unit 8 Literature
Reading Club 2
The Prince of Denmark’s Death
Characters
Claudius
[ kl di s]
Gertrude
[ ɡ tru d]
Hamlet
Laertes
[lei' :ti:z]
Ophelia
[ 'fi:lj ]
Horatio
[h re i ]
Polonius
[p 'l uni s]
The Relationship among Characters
the prince of Denmark
Hamlet
Claudius
the King of Denmark
uncle, stepfather
Gertrude
the Queen of Denmark
mother
kill
Laertes
revenge
Horatio
friend
Ophella
Polonius
sister
father
Read the play for the first time and answer the question.
Read for general understanding
What is the ending of this scene
The italic text is for the readers. These lines describe the action on stage.
Read the play for the first time and answer the question.
Read for general understanding
What is the ending of this scene
In the end, Hamlet, Claudius, Gertrude, Laertes died after the fencing match. Only Horatio is left standing and tells the story.
Read for specific understanding
Read the play again in group of 4.
Draw a mind-map to show how the author develops the story.
Retell the story based on the mind-map.
before the fencing match
Hamlet says sorry to Laertes.
after the fencing match
All people died except Horatio.
before the fencing match
Hamlet says sorry to Laertes.
after the fencing match
All people died except Horatio.
during the fencing match
Hamlet and Laertes start to fence.
Gertrude drinks the poisoned wine.
They both lose their swords and pick up each other’s.
Gertrude collapses.
Laertes reveals his poisoned sword and Claudius’
plan.
Hamlet kills his uncle.
Laertes dies from the posion.
Please share your mind-map!
Before the fencing match, Hamlet says sorry to Laertes. During
the fencing match, Gertrude drinks the poisoned wine meant for
Hamlet. The swords get mixed up during the fight and both men
are wounded with the poisoned sword. Laertes reveals Claudius’
plan and Hamlet then kills his uncle, Claudius. Hamlet tells
Horatio that Fortinbras should become the new king of Denmark.
Retell the story based on the mind-map.
What is theme of this play
All in his tragedies, he expresses his likeness for good;
He shows dissatisfaction for life and objection for all evil things;
He condemns the dark and evil society.
the conflict between humanism and the dark reality of Britain
Assign the roles. (Claudius, Hamlet, Laertes, Gertrude and Horatio)
Act out one of your favourite part of this play.
Act out the play.
Read for critical thinking
Choose one of the characters in the play and voice your opinion about what kind of people they are with your group members.
Please find some facts to support your idea.
Voice your opinion
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes.
Voice your opinion
Hamlet is a man of words as well as actions, and his final fight with Laertes proves this.
Claudius is very clever and dishonest, and also weaves plans to hide his true nature from Hamlet but faces failure.
Voice your opinion
Gertrude loves her son very much. She seems to be a simple and innocent character but becomes a victim of circumstances.
Laertes is short-tempered and could easily be influenced if there is a cause.
Horatio shows his genuine friendship and love for Hamlet.
Read for critical thinking
Voice your opinion
Hamlet is the first of Shakespeare’s four tragedies. From this point of view, why is this a tragedy
factor 1
factor 2
factor 3
Voice your opinion
The first factor is reality. The beginning of Hamlet’s tragedy comes from all kinds of reality. The death of his father, the usurpation(篡奪) of the throne by his uncle and the remarriage of his mother completely shattered his ideals and beliefs. He changed from a “Happy Prince” to a “Melancholy(憂郁的) Prince”. This inner change was due to his disappointment in reality and life.
factor 1
Voice your opinion
The second factor is personality. The tragedy of Hamlet is the tragedy of character. Indeed, Hamlet not only shines with the glory of humanists, but also inevitably loses the thought of the old era. In this way, the conflict between the two inevitably leads to his complex thought and opposite character, hesitation, sensitivity, uncontrollable paranoia(猜疑) and fanaticism(狂熱), which may also be the biggest tragedy of Hamlet’s character.
factor 2
Voice your opinion
The third factor is fate. His tragedy lies in fate. He kept thinking about his situation and fate, and how to solve problems and confront fate. For Hamlet, what he faces is not only the problem of revenge, but also the problem of fighting against evil forces, ugly and unfair society, and the misfortune imposed on him by fate.
factor 3
Homework
Write a short passage about your comments on Hamlet. It could be about characters, conflicts, plot and theme. Write at least 150 words.
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