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Hamlet: easy to read version
Key question: What makes Hamlet a tragic hero?
Themes: the tragic, ghosts, revenge, madness, To be or not to be.
Texts: public domain extracts from Shakespeare. This sequence is highly flexible.
Sessions
Session 1: The ghost on the wallsWhy is a ghost the perfect start for a tragedy?Session 2: Revenge: duty or crime?
Should Hamlet obey the ghost?Session 3: To be or not to be
What does Hamlet's most famous speech tell us about the tragic hero?Session 4: The tragic end
Why does everybody die, and what remains?Final task: Horatio's account or a modern soliloquy