Hamlet

1. What’s the word?

Write the word under the pictures.

marry ghost poison confused thirsty angry

play worried fight sword drink cut

marry

2. Match them up!

Watch the story. Draw a line to match the character and their name.

Hamlet Horatio Claudius

Gertrude Laertes Ophelia King Hamlet

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3. What’s the order?
Watch the story and put the sentences in order.

Hamlet asks some actors to perform a play showing a king poisoned like Hamlet’s father.

Hamlet and Laertes cut each other with the poisoned sword.

1 Hamlet’s father dies and his mother gets married again to Claudius.

Claudius and Laertes make a plan to kill Hamlet.

The ghost of Hamlet’s father tells Hamlet that Claudius killed him.

Hamlet kills Claudius with the poisoned sword and the poisoned drink.

Claudius runs away from the play so Hamlet knows that Claudius killed his father.

Hamlet’s mother drinks the poisoned drink.

4. True or false?
Watch the story. Circle true or false for these sentences.

a. Hamlet’s mother gets married to his father’s brother, Claudius. true false

b. Hamlet sees the ghost of his friend. true false

c. The ghost says that Claudius killed him with a knife. true false

d. Hamlet is confused and doesn’t know what to do. true false

e. When Claudius watches the play he is very happy. true false

f. Hamlet knows that Claudius killed his father. true false

g. Claudius and Laertes want to kill Hamlet. true false

h. Hamlet and Laertes dance. true false

i. Hamlet’s mother sleeps from the poisoned drink. true false

j. Finally, Hamlet knows he must stop Claudius. true false

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5. Write and draw!
Imagine you see a ghost one day! What does the ghost say to you? Draw a
picture and write about it!

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6. Think about it!

What do you think? Do you feel sorry for Hamlet?
Did he do the right thing? Did he wait too long to punish Claudius?

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