'Hamlet': Character Analysis

14-16, 16-18

English Literature

6 Hours

6 LESSONS

'HAMLET': CHARACTER ANALYSIS

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Course Overview

Course Content

6 LESSONS

6 Hours Total Length

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Getting to Know the Titular Role

Claudius: Usurping Menace or Misunderstood King?

Gertrude: Hamlet's Mother and the Oedipus Complex

Ophelia: What to Make of Ophelia's 'Madness'

Polonius: Elsinore's Master Manipulator or Pathetic Court Fool?

'Minor' Roles: Laertes, Fortinbras, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. How Important are the Periphery Characters?

KEY SKILLS

Interpretations

Character Analysis

Close Reading

Essay Writing

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'Hamlet': Character Analysis

'HAMLET': CHARACTER ANALYSIS

Course Overview

Course Content

LESSON 1 Hamlet, Prince of Denmark: Getting to Know the Titular Role 60 Minutes

LESSON 2 Claudius: Usurping Menace or Misunderstood King? 60 Minutes

LESSON 3 Gertrude: Hamlet's Mother and the Oedipus Complex 60 Minutes

LESSON 4 Ophelia: What to Make of Ophelia's 'Madness' 60 Minutes

LESSON 5 Polonius: Elsinore's Master Manipulator or Pathetic Court Fool? 60 Minutes

LESSON 6 'Minor' Roles: Laertes, Fortinbras, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. How Important are the Periphery Characters? 60 Minutes

KEY SKILLS

Educator

Angus I