Shakespeare and the tragedy “Hamlet”
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Write five dates from Shakespeare’s life in chronological order.
For example: 1564, 1592, 1599, 1612, 1616.
2
Retell the events of the “Hamlet” excerpt in six sentences in order.
It should mention the ghost, the oath, the spies, the actors, the monologue, the prayer and Polonius’s death.
3
Explain in 3 sentences, in your own opinion, why Hamlet hesitates.
Free answer: he fears shedding blood without proof and making a mistake.
4
Write a paragraph on the difference between revenge and justice.
Free answer; revenge is personal pain, justice is establishing truth.
5
Find one extra fact about Shakespeare or “Hamlet” from a library or a reliable source and note the source.
Free answer; the source must be given.