a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"? b) What do you know about Shakespeare? c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"? and d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
A-B) Well, I know that Shakespeare is a renowned poet for making stories in iambic pentameter. He is also know for his tragedies (Romeo & Juliet) and betrayals (Othello). I predict Hamlet will also be a tragedy filled with puns and old english.
C)Shakespeare is known for old english style writing. His plays were written hundreds of years ago. He also includes puns that relate to events and peolpe of his time or from the past. Many of these puns are quite confusing unless you know some of the colloquial-wise words for that time.
D) I think we should definitely read the play in class. I'm a fan of reading at home but this play will be memorable if read in class.
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