Shakespeare's Hamlet

Shakespeare's Hamlet

17.09.2005

Tests

GK OI (1)

prep text / Hamlet (1,4MB)

GK OI (2) Macbeth (1 MB)

Programme Tips

►Hamlet 8-12

►Great Britons 7-12

►Four-part series 7-12

Etext

U of Virginia ebook library

ebookstoreplus

Project Gutenberg-De translations

RhymeZone

Criticism

sparknotes

enotes

Classic Notes

palomoar.edu

Shakespeare.net Archives

Shakespeare Glossary (Cliiff Notes)

Resources

Lynch multimedia

Shakespeare, Film and Media Fall 2002

MITOPENCOURSEWARE

Hypertext Shakespeare

Guide to Theory of Drama (Uni Koeln)

NEA Resources

Prase Finder

Shakespeare: Subject to Change (Cable in the Classroom Project)

Shakespeare Quotations Quiz

Arnold Wesker: Shylock

John Gielgud - Hamlet

	British Library Puts Shakespeare Quartos Online Britsih Library: Shakespeare in Quarto	To be or not to be mp3 K�pt'n Blaub�r version mp3 The Animated Shakespeare	blank verse / meter
Hamlet: The Play	Criticism	Characters	Verse & Prose
►summary / Britannica ►etext (1,4MB) ►Engl-German synopsis ►classroom version	►enotes ►translation ►Hamlet inconsistent? ►Enjoying Hamlet	►sparknotes ►Are Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Jews?

Characterization of Villains (Student Contributions)

Drama

Quality

Explanation

Quotation

Student

Central Aspects

Chronology of Lessons

Theme	Teaching Material/Approach
	Mind Map
	BBC 2 series on Shakespeare's life and times
	Group work
	extract & character traits/ translation / BBC
	soliloquy - monologue / dialogue

First Quizzes for Hamlet

To help ensure that students understand the relationships and events in the play, TeachersFirst has created a set of interactive quizzes. These include general introductory quizzes, as well as quizzes on quotations from each act and specific events in each scene. Each quiz offers immediate feedback - an occasional hints - to help students better understand Shakespeare's text.

These quizzes are fairly intuitive, but students must remember to use the mouse or the TAB key to move from one selection to the next. To start over, hold down the SHIFT key and click "reload" on your browser.

Introductory Quizzes - Who's Who � Denmark and Norway

Act I - Quotations Quiz � Quiz on Scene 1 � Quiz on Scene 2 � Quiz on Scenes 3, 4, and 5

Act II - Quotations Quiz � Quiz on Scene 1 � Quiz on Scene 2

Act III - Quiz on Scene 1 � Quiz on Scene 2 � Quiz on Scene 3

Act IV - Quiz on the Act

Act V - Quiz on Scene 1 � Quiz on Scene 2

TeachersFirst Shakespeare Resources

BBC AS Guru

	Shakespeare Biography and Historical Context Extra facts on Willie can be found on tv. [83.43]
	Shakespeare Biography and Historical Context Go to tv1 for an interesting montage of Shakespearean theatre clips. [84.25]
	Shakespeare Biography and Historical Context Race-hatred, political intrigue and sexual jealousy. Sound like an interesting mix. Tune in to find out more about the tragic elements of Othello. [104.22]
	Elizabethan Theatre For examples of heightened dramatic tension there's nowhere better than tv1. [87.35]
	Shakespearean Language Do you want to know what Zoe Wannamaker's got to say: tune in and find out. [92.17]
	Shakespeare Biography and Historical Context Just how does the Moor of Venice use language to covey his feelings of jealousy? Tune in to find out. [97.22]

TV / Radio Productions

22:15 to 23:15 BBC 2

In Search of Shakespeare

The Duty of Poets

Four-part series about the life of the great playwright. Michael Wood uncovers Shakespeare's rise to fame and fortune, as with the successes of Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Night's Dream, he becomes England's top entertainer. His good fortune is marred by the death of his son, and his summons for grievous bodily harm. (Third of four programmes)

23:00 to 01:15 BBC 4

Peter Brook on Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet

A screen version of Peter Brook's stage production of Hamlet, shot at the Theatre de Bouffes du Nord, Paris.

Starring: Adrian Lester, Scott Handy, Jeffrey Kissoon, Natasha Perry, Bruce Myers, Shantala Shivalingappa

11:10 to 12:00 BBC World

rpt 20:10

Great Britons: Shakespeare

A series of programmes looking at the achievements of influential British figures. Actress Fiona Shaw explores the life of William Shakespeare, Britain's famous playwright and poet.

Mark Lester is a tour de force as Hamlet (BBC)

the latest ...

Hamlet - newsticker

In Search of Shakespeare

Guardian 12-7

Pawn brokers

Guardian Jul 5-7

Cruising through Shakespeare's Italy

CNN 1-7

Noble enters Wedlock

Guardian 1-7

Political Perspectives on Stage in 'Continental Divide' NPR 27-6

Highfalutin theater hits the sticks CSM 26-6

newsknowledge.com