Hamlet

Hamlet Anticipation Guide 

Answer a few (or several?) of the 10 following questions in your notebook. (Fill at least a complete 8 x 11 page-page and a half in response!)

1.    How common do you believe the act of revenge is in everyday life? Write about specific incidents, including any in which you were involved or have witnessed.

2.    Do you consider yourself to be a "thinker" or a "doer"?  Explain your choice.

3.    Have you or has anyone you have known ever seen or claimed to have witnessed some kind of supernatural being? Explain the circumstances surrounding the event. Do you believe in the supernatural? Explain.

4.    To what extent do parents have the right to spy on or check up on their children? What circumstance might allow or prevent this?

5.    How are relationships between stepparents and stepchildren generally depicted in fiction or film? Do you have any experience with or knowledge of step-relationships? What conflicts and barriers must be overcome? What are the advantages, the positive aspects of these relationships?

6.    Are parents generally blind to their children’s faults? Why or why not?

7.    Which is more difficult—showing moral courage or showing physical courage?

8.    Write about a time when you discovered that someone was purposefully plotting against you for some reason. Explain the situation—how you felt, how it turned out.

9.    How should you deal with "false friends"?

10. Is violence—possibly even murder—ever an acceptable way of seeking vengeance?