Hamlet

1. Hamlet was the “Melancholy Dane” because he was the Prince of Denmark of a “Dane” and the play was of Melancholy humor making him the Melancholy Dane.
2. Shakespeare was a famous poet and playwright in the early 1600. He wrote many famous plays that are still widely acclaimed for today. Most of his plays were Tragic Love stories.
3. Shakespeare is name most students hate because that means critically reading, trying to understand, and still not getting it. Shakespeare is hard to understand for most students because of the language and syntax. It has a pretty easy story plot, or enough to keep you interested, but still is very difficult to comprehend due to when and how the story was written.
4. Something that would make me remember this play is to actually act it out and read it in class. (We did that with Romeo and Juliet Freshman Year and it was funny and easier to learn)