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Hamlet Contents

  • Introduction
  • Timeline
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  • Author(s)
    • Shakespeare, William
      • 1564 - 1582: William Shakespeare's Stratford Beginnings
      • 1582 - 1592: William Shakespeare's Marriage, Parenthood and Early Occupation
      • 1592 - 1594: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 1
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 2
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 3
      • 1611 - 1616: William Shakespeare - Back to Stratford
    • Walpole, Horace
  • The context of Hamlet
    • Social / political context Show more
      • The Catholic heritage
      • The Tudor monarchy
      • The grounds for divorce
      • Separating from the Catholic Church
      • Protestant versus Catholic
      • The situation in Shakespeare's day
    • Religious / philosophical context Show more
      • Divine right of kings
      • The Renaissance
      • The Reformation
    • The Theatre Show more
      • Mystery and morality plays
      • Permanent theatres
      • Design of theatres
      • The role of women
      • Child actors
  • Hamlet Synopses
    • Act I Show more
      • Act I, Scene i
      • Act I, Scene ii
      • Act I, Scene iii
      • Act I, Scene iv
      • Act I, Scene v
    • Act II Show more
      • Act II, Scene i
      • Act II, Scene ii
    • Act III Show more
      • Act III, Scene i
      • Act III, Scene ii
      • Act III, Scene iii
      • Act III, Scene iv
    • Act IV Show more
      • Act IV, Scene i
      • Act IV, Scene ii
      • Act IV, Scene iii
      • Act IV, Scene iv
      • Act IV, Scene v
      • Act IV, Scene vi
      • Act IV, Scene vii
    • Act V Show more
      • Act V, Scene i
      • Act V, Scene ii
  • Shakespeare's Language
    • The evolution of the language
    • Thee, thou and you
    • The royal plural
    • Blank verse, prose & rhyme
    • Variations from the norm
    • Hamlet's awareness of language
  • Characterisation
    • Hamlet
    • Ophelia
    • Gertrude
    • Claudius
    • Polonius
    • Laertes
    • Horatio
    • Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
    • Fortinbras
    • Voltimand and Cornelius
    • Marcellus, Barnado and Francisco
    • Osric
  • Themes and significant ideas
    • Setting 'Hamlet' within a Christian world view
    • Heaven, hell and judgement
    • Mercy and forgiveness
    • Grace
    • Vengeance
    • Prayer
    • Mass and Holy Communion
    • The Ten Commandments
    • Incest
    • Identity
    • Nature and the unnatural
    • Death
    • False appearances
  • Imagery and symbolism
    • The Garden of Eden
    • The Fall and original sin
    • Cain and Abel
    • The chain of being
    • Painting
    • Traps
    • Prisons and punishment
    • Corruption and disease
  • Structure
  • Critical analysis
    • How to approach the question
    • How to approach the question
  • Approaching exams and essays
    • What makes a good English exam answer
    • How to plan an essay
    • Possible essay questions
    • Engaging with the text
  • Resources and further reading
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  • Timeline of Shakespeare's works

Worksheet downloads

Worksheet downloads - HamletTopical worksheetsInvestigate worksheets

Worksheet downloads - Hamlet

Topical worksheets

Investigate worksheets

 Hamlet: (a) A play of questions   Investigate! Hamlet: Act I 
 Hamlet: (b) 'I am sick at heart'   Investigate! Hamlet: Act II 
 Hamlet: (c) What kind of tragedy?   Investigate! Hamlet: Act III 
 Hamlet: (d) What is the play about?   Investigate! Hamlet: Act IV
 Hamlet: (e) Hamlet's delay   Investigate! Hamlet: Act V
 Hamlet: (f) Hamlet's women   

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