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Hamlet and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film Lesson PlanHamlet and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film Lesson Plan
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Hamlet and the Elizabethan Revenge Ethic in Text and Film

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Students discover how Shakespeare's play interprets Elizabethan attitudes toward revenge, as reflected in the structure of the Elizabethan revenge tragedy, one of the most popular forms of drama of that era. Students perform certain scenes from the play.

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Grade
9th - 12th
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English Language Arts
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