BE OR NO TO BE! THAT'S THE QUESTION!

Dear students!

Next 23th of April is The Book Day in Spain. So we are going to celebrate it practicing our reading comprehension through an interesting text. Please read carefully and pay attention because you’ll have to answer some questions about it before:

HAMLET.

Many years ago in Denmark there was a prince called Hamlet.

One day Hamlet’s father, the king, dies suddenly and Hamlet is very sad.

After this, Hamlet’s mother, Gertrude, gets married again very quickly. She marries her husband’s brother, Claudius, and Claudius is now the king!

‘Aargh! How could you do this to me!’

One night Hamlet’s friend, Horatio, tells him that there is a ghost in the castle. It is the ghost of Hamlet’s father!

‘Claudius killed me with poison! Hamlet, you must punish Claudius for me!’

Hamlet is confused. He doesn’t know if he believes the ghost and he doesn’t know what to do.

Hamlet now acts very strangely. He is mean and angry, and he upsets his girlfriend, Ophelia.

‘Go away! Leave me alone!’

‘Oh, he is so mean!’

One day a group of actors come to the castle and Hamlet makes a plan. He asks the actors to change their play. The new play will show a king poisoned like Hamlet’s father.

‘With this play I will catch the king.’

Source:   

https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/sites/kids/files/attachment/short-stories-shakespeare-hamlet-transcript.pdf

Ok, now that you have read this text, you have to answer the following questions.

Come on guys!

Be or not to be!

Quiz

 

1. When does the story happen?
   1.   In the present.
   2.   In the past.
   3.   Last summer.
   4.   Last year.
2. Who was died?
   
   
   
3. When her husband died Gertrude...
   1.   Gets married again with Claudius.
   2.   Was crying durins six days.
   3.   Left the castle and novody could find her never again.
4. Who do you think that say "how could you do this to me".?
   1.   Prince Hamlet.
   2.   The died king.
   3.   Gertrude.
5. Hamlet's father had been killed by...
   1.   Her wife.
   2.   Her son.
   3.   Her friend Horatio.
   4.   Her brother.
6. What did Hamlet planned for catching the king?
   1.   Hamlet decided to kill the new king.
   2.   Hamlet called to the police.
   3.   Hamlet organized a new play in the castle.
   4.   Hamlet decided leaving the castle.