Hamlet - Introduction

Question 1

studying shakespeare

Answer 1

• can be intimidating
• elizabethan language is challenging
• best enjoyed when read multiple times
• best enjoyed when watched

Question 2

drama

Answer 2

• less set manipulation, so the stage directions are simple

Question 3

hamlet is relevant today

Answer 3

• looks at human experience
• character Hamlet is complex guy struggling with an intense task
• character we can relate to
• see the play through Hamlet’s eyes

Question 4

shakespearean theatrical devices

Answer 4

• aside: indicated in the stage directions, these are lines spoken by a character that are meant to be heard by the audiences but not by the other characters on the stage (a character’s thoughts spoken aloud)
• soliloquy: shakespearean theatrical device in which a lone character on-stage speaks his/her thoughts aloud, allowing the audience to share the character’s thought process

Question 5

theme

Answer 5

revenge

Question 6

to be, or not to be

Answer 6

soliloquy

Question 7

aside

Answer 7

• express their inner thoughts about
• lines delivered by a character
• a character’s thoughts spoken aloud
• a speech in which a character