Hamlet

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Teaching Resources

Why You Should Read Hamlet Today

From TED-Ed

Shakespeare.org.uk

History, summaries of acts, podcasts, quotes, virtual tours, etc.

Penguin Teaching Guide

PDF with chapter synopses, questions, journal prompts, themes, etc.

James Madison University Teaching Commons

PDF resource with criticism, daily lesson plans

Teacher-Created Unit Plan

PDF includes learning outcomes, assessments, and activities

To Be or Not to BE Video CLips

Branagh, Olivier, and Gibson Hamlet DVDs are available in the library

Kenneth Branagh

Mel Gibson

Lawrence Olivier

Kevin Kline

Ethan Hawke

David Tennant

Andrew Scott

Tom Hiddleston

Modern Analysis/Crtiticism of HAmlet

Hamlet: A Love Story

Posted in The New Yorker, this piece examines Hamlet as a story about the different forms of love

Analysis of William Shakespeare's Hamlet

Literary Theory and Criticism Magazine offers analysis and graphic representations of the play

The Hamlet Effect

Professor of English at the University of South Carolina shares reflections and analysis of play

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