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TABLE OF CONTENTS ? Hamlet on Film

IMPORTANT NOTE ..............................................................................................................................................4

UNIT OBJECTIVES...............................................................................................................................................5

UNIT OUTLINE ......................................................................................................................................................6

VIEWING ASSIGNMENT SHEET...................................................................................................................7

DAILY LESSONS: LAURENCE OLIVIER'S HAMLET.............................................................................8

LESSON ONE: ACT 1...........................................................................................................................................8 Activity #1 .......................................................................................................................................................8 Discussion Questions: Act 1 ......................................................................................................................9 Discussion Questions ? Answers Act 1................................................................................................11 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................15 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................15

HANDOUT: The Process of Critical Writing ..................................................................................................... 16 HANDOUT: The Mechanics of Writing ............................................................................................................... 19

Minute Review:.............................................................................................................................................24 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................24 LESSON TWO: ACT 2........................................................................................................................................25 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................25 Discussion Questions: Act 2 ....................................................................................................................26 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 2...............................................................................................27 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................29 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................29 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................29 LESSON THREE: ACT 3 ....................................................................................................................................30 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................30 Discussion Questions: Act 3 ....................................................................................................................31 Discussion Questions ? Answers: Act 3 ..............................................................................................33 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................36 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................36 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................36 LESSON FOUR: ACT 4 ......................................................................................................................................37 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................37 Discussion Questions: Act 4 ....................................................................................................................38 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 4...............................................................................................39 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................41 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................41 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................41 LESSON FIVE: ACT 5 ........................................................................................................................................42 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................42 Discussion Questions: Act 5 ....................................................................................................................43 Discussion Questions ? Answers: Act 5 ..............................................................................................44 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................46 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................46

Hamlet on Film: Unit Plan 1

DAILY LESSONS: FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI'S HAMLET .........................................................................47

LESSON ONE: ACT 1........................................................................................................................................47 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................47 Discussion Questions: Act 1 ....................................................................................................................48 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 1...............................................................................................50 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................54 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................54 Minute Review ..............................................................................................................................................54 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................55

LESSON TWO: ACT 2.......................................................................................................................................56 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................56 Discussion Questions: Act 2 ....................................................................................................................57 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 2...............................................................................................58 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................59 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................59 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................59

LESSON TWO: ACT 3.......................................................................................................................................60 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................60 Discussion Questions: Act 3 ....................................................................................................................61 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 3...............................................................................................63 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................67 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................67 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................67

LESSON FOUR: ACT 4 .....................................................................................................................................68 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................68 Discussion Questions: Act 4 ....................................................................................................................69 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 4...............................................................................................70 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................72 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................72 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................72

LESSON FIVE: ACT 5 .......................................................................................................................................73 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................73 Discussion Questions: Act 5 ....................................................................................................................74 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 5...............................................................................................76 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................79

DAILY LESSONS: KENNETH BRANAGH'S HAMLET..........................................................................80

LESSON ONE: ACT 1.........................................................................................................................................80 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................80 Discussion Questions: Act 1 ....................................................................................................................82 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 1...............................................................................................84 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................87 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................87 Minute Review ..............................................................................................................................................87 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................88

LESSON TWO: ACT 2........................................................................................................................................89 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................89 Discussion Questions: Act 2 ....................................................................................................................90 Discussion Questions ? Answers: Act 2 ..............................................................................................91 Activity #2 .....................................................................................................................................................93 Activity #3 .....................................................................................................................................................93 Activity #4 .....................................................................................................................................................93

Hamlet on Film: Unit Plan 2

LESSON THREE: ACT 3 ....................................................................................................................................94 Activity #1 .....................................................................................................................................................94 Discussion Questions: Act 3 ....................................................................................................................95 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 3...............................................................................................97 Activity #2 ...................................................................................................................................................100 Activity #3 ...................................................................................................................................................100 Activity #4 ...................................................................................................................................................100

LESSON FOUR: ACT 4 ....................................................................................................................................101 Activity #1 ...................................................................................................................................................101 Discussion Questions: Act 4 ..................................................................................................................102 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 4.............................................................................................104 Activity #2 ...................................................................................................................................................107 Activity #3 ...................................................................................................................................................107 Activity #4 ...................................................................................................................................................107

LESSON FIVE: ACT 5 ......................................................................................................................................108 Activity #1 ...................................................................................................................................................108 Discussion Questions: Act 5 ..................................................................................................................109 Discussion Questions - Answers: Act 5.............................................................................................111 Activity #2 ...................................................................................................................................................114 Activity #3 ...................................................................................................................................................114

REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................................................115 FILMOGRAPHY ..................................................................................................................................................115

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IMPORTANT NOTE

Fortunately, for modern students, films of Shakespeare's plays make understanding the story and language a bit easier. However, just because a film is named after one of Shakespeare's plays and credits him as a writer, it does not follow that the film will be Shakespeare's play. In fact, it is almost a movie-industry-wide practice to cut more than two-thirds of the text. There are several reasons for this practice, but the text is cut primarily because

(1) Cutting allows the director more freedom in presenting his interpretation of the text of the play. (2) Most modern audiences are uncomfortable sitting through a film that lasts longer than 120 to 150 minutes.

It is important to remember that these films are interpretations of Shakespeare's plays, especially when using the films in a classroom. Under no circumstances should the films be used solely to teach the play. The films are, at best, a director's interpretation for modern audiences of plays that were written to be performed in the theater.

These lesson plans are designed to follow the introductory unit: Introduction to Shakespeare on Film. These lesson plans are also designed as a supplement to the textual study guides and lesson plans that can be found at any of our eNotes to the plays. (eNotes to Hamlet.)

Hamlet on Film: Unit Plan 4

UNIT OBJECTIVES - Hamlet

Through viewing Laurence Olivier's, Franco Zeffirelli's, and Kenneth Branagh's film versions of Shakespeare's Hamlet, students will see how one director interprets the text of the play. 1. Students will see the choices that each director makes to bring the visual elements

of the play to the screen. 2. Students will hear prominent actors speak Shakespeare's language, clarifying the

meaning of some of the more difficult passages. 3. Students will answer questions to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding

of the main events and characters in Hamlet as they relate to the director's choices. 4. The writing assignments in this unit are geared to several purposes:

a) To have students demonstrate their abilities to inform, to persuade, and to express their own personal ideas.

Note: Students will demonstrate the ability to criticize by developing and organizing their own reactions to convey information about the film. Students will also demonstrate the ability to write criticism effectively by expressing their personal ideas in a critical essay format.

b) To check the students' comprehension of what they have seen. c) To make students think about the ideas presented by the film. d) To encourage thinking about the text itself as Shakespeare wrote it.

Hamlet on Film: Unit Plan 5

Unit One: Introduction to Shakespeare

on Film

1 Theatrical

and Literary Elements

UNIT OUTLINE

2 Cinematography: Filming a Film

3 Film Sound and Film Music

4 Editing: What's In and What's Out

5 How It All Fits Together

Laurence Olivier's Hamlet

Act 1

1 Act 2

2

3

Act 3

Act 4

4

5

Act 5

Franco Zeffirelli's

Hamlet

Act 1

1 Act 2

2

3

Act 3

Act 4

4

5

Act 5

Kenneth Branagh's

Hamlet

Act 1

1 Act 2

2

3

Act 3

Act 4

4

5

Act 5

Hamlet on Film: Unit Plan 6

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