Hamlet – plot and characters
This pack consists of a variety of activities to reinforce understanding of the plot and characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
Most of the activities are suitable for collaborative pair or group work, to generate real opportunities for talk.
The activities in this pack are suitable for a range of levels. There is a sorting exercise, looking at pictures of key moments in the plot and fitting them into a grid according to whether they are at the beginning, middle or end of the play. There are sets of flashcards for matching pictures with sentences, and a set of the the same sentences with the main verbs missing for matching with another set with the missing verbs. Finally there is a sequencing activity which also involves looking at adjectives to describe the actions or feelings of the characters at various moments in the play. The pack can be used in conjunction with other EAL Nexus resources on Hamlet, including those which include scene-by-scene summaries in accessible English, flashcards of key words and DARTs activities (e.g. Hamlet Act 1).
Resource downloads
On the right hand side of this page are a number of documents that you can download for free. Please note that the Teaching Notes and Resources can be found in the pdf document (the first item on the list), whilst the PowerPoint document(s) include(s) presentation(s) which you can display on your interactive board in your classroom.
Licence information
© The Bell Educational Trust Limited. This resource is free to use for educational purposes.
This resource was originally developed by EAL Nexus and has been adapted for The Bell Foundation’s teaching materials and resources. The resource was formally referenced as EAL Nexus.