William Shakespare

A cura di J. Pignet
 Hamlet is one of the most famous and frequently represented plays written by Shakespeare. Its psychological, relational and existential implications make this tragedy remain relevant and intriguing.
 Hamlet’s father’s ghost appears to him to ask to avenge his death caused by his brother Claudius, who has usurped the throne and married his sister-in-law after the murder.
 Hamlet’s witty plan to organize the revenge goes along with his presumed madness. The sequence of woeful events and the finale loaded with violent deaths are the typical ingredients of the “revenge tragedies” of the time.
 The book, written in narrative form, is interspaced with authentic lines, among the most famous ones. It is also enriched with inserts on theatre and cinema performances, the sources, the various themes of the tragedy and the study of its main characters. 
 
 Teacher's Resources available online: Answer Key - Audioscripts - Summing-up Activities
 
 Una delle più celebri e rappresentate tragedie di Shakespeare, i cui risvolti psicologici, relazionali ed esistenziali la rendono ancora attuale ed intrigante. La successione di funesti eventi e il finale carico di morti violente sono i tipici ingredienti della tragedia dell’epoca. Il reader è esposto in forma narrativa con intermezzi di versi autentici tra i più famosi. È corredato da approfondimenti, tra i quali, le fonti, le problematiche e lo studio dei personaggi, le rappresentazioni teatrali e cinematografiche della tragedia.

William Shakespeare

Chapter 1 – An Unweeded Garden

Extension: Composition and Texts

Chapter 2 – The Cause of the Defect

Extension: Hamlet and the Stage

Chapter 3 – Blasted with Ecstasy

Extension: What is the Problem?

Chapter 4 – The Tormentor

Extension: The Springs of Corruption

Chapter 5 – A Lady Called Death

Extension: The Rose of May

Chapter 6 – The Readiness is All

Extension: Adapting Hamlet to Film

Summing-up activities

Glossary

LIST OF CHARACTERS Hamlet: Prince of Denmark, son of the dead King Hamlet Gertrude: Hamlet s widowed mother, now married to Claudius Claudius: the present king of Denmark and Hamlet s uncle Ghost: of Hamlet s father Polonius: Lord Chamberlain and Claudius s main counsellor Laertes: Polonius s son, a student in Paris and a fine swordsman Ophelia: Polonius s daughter, once courted by Hamlet Horatio: Hamlet s loyal friend Marcellus, Bernardo, Francisco: officers of the Guard Rosencrantz, Guildenstern: spies and Hamlet s former fellow-students Fortinbras: Prince of Norway Players, Two Grave-diggers, a Priest, Courtiers. Setting: Denmark (Elsinore Castle, Elsinore Churchyard) Action: it begins some months (from three to four) after King Hamlet s murder and continues for another consistent period of time (certainly more than two months). 

1  An Unweeded Garden Chapter BEFORE READING 1 What do you know about Hamlet, the protagonist of Shakespeare s play? Tick the right answer. a. Hamlet was c a king. c a prince. c a singer. b. He lived in c England. c Scotland. c Denmark. c his father. c his sister. c. He was mourning c his mother. d. His father s ghost revealed that c the country was in danger. c he had been murdered by his own brother. c the new king wanted to kill him. e. Hamlet died c in a duel. c during a tempest. c murdered. 2 How do you imagine Hamlet physically? Age: ................................................................................................................................................ Hair: ............................................................................................................................................... Build: .............................................................................................................................................. Height: .......................................................................................................................................... 3 What do Hamlet s famous words  To be or not to be, that is the question  mean? Choose the best suggestion. They c express the desire to die. c reveal an inclination to suicide. c show that Hamlet is analysing the situation carefully. c imply the presence of serious doubts. c describe the torments of an obsessed mind. View of Kronborg Castle, Elsinore (G. Braun, ca. 1590) 7 

Narrativa inglese, livello B2 intermedio, tragedia di Shakespeare corredata da approfondimenti specifici come la caratterizzazione dei personaggi.

Hamlet - Collana RAINBOWS

Level B2 • Intermediate - Collana RAINBOWS

Hamlet

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