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Hamlet Pre-reading Questions

Hamlet Pre-reading Questions. Imagine…. You’re studying abroad in Germany when you get a phone call saying your dad has passed away (suddenly) and you must come home for the funeral. How do you feel? What thoughts are running through your head?

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Hamlet Pre-reading Questions

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  1. Hamlet Pre-reading Questions

  2. Imagine… • You’re studying abroad in Germany when you get a phone call saying your dad has passed away (suddenly) and you must come home for the funeral. How do you feel? What thoughts are running through your head? • What would you feel like if your mother had already remarried by the time of the funeral?

  3. Post-Wedding… • How do you treat your new stepfather and why? • What if someone gave you reason to believe that your stepfather had murdered your father? • How would you go about getting him to confess?

  4. Additional Thoughts… • If you wanted to make people believe you were insane, how would you do it? • How would you feel and what would you do if you found out a close friend has been spying on you?

  5. Fun Facts… • Many books and  have been based off of Hamlet (some only supposedly), including •                     -The Fathers Club (novel) •                     -The Manchurian Candidate (movie) •                     -Ghost (movie) •                     -Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (play) •                     -The Lion King (movie) •  It has been quoted/referenced in many other mediums, such as •                     -Billy Madison (movie) •                     -Renaissance Man (movie) •                     -Gilligan's Island (TV show) •                     -The Simpsons (TV show) •                     -South Park (TV show) •                     -The Princess Diaries 2 (movie) •                     -Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle (movie) •                     -Freaky Friday (movie) •                     -ER (TV show) •                     -Futurama (TV show) •                     -Star Trek (TV show) •                     -The Addams Family (TV show) •                     -Brave New World (novel) •                     -A Christmas Carol (book) •                     -Songs of Beyonce Knowles •                     -Songs of Bob Dylan • (info taken from http://hamletstudyguide.pbworks.com/w/page/16402856/Fun-Facts)

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