One of the most quoted lines of Shakespeare comes from Hamlet: "To be or not to be, that is the question!" Inspire and engage your students with captivating storyboards as you teach The Tragedy of Hamlet, a dark tale of a prince consumed by revenge.
Hamlet’s repeated indecision prevents him from immediately killing Claudius, indirectly causing every other death in the play.
ANAGNORISIS
Hamlet believes he is clever enough to beat Claudius and Laertes in any challenge. In the fencing match, Laertes takes advantage of this to poison Hamlet with his fencing blade.
NEMESIS
Hamlet proves to himself that Claudius is guilty, but now Claudius knows he has to kill Hamlet. His first attempt fails, but he arranges a duel between Hamlet and Laertes.
CATHARSIS
The whole play is set in motion when the Ghost of King Hamlet tells the prince that it is Claudius who killed him.
Hamlet's failure to act immediately leads the duel between Hamlet and Laertes, where both men are poisoned and die.
Horatio was left to tell the story while the King of Norway usurps Denmark.