The story of Hamlet - Listening and reading worksheet for kids

You will be watching a video and then reading a piece on Hamlet. After you are done you will answer the questions.

You must listen and read carefully and see how much you can remember without going back to the video or reading piece.

For fun you will also write a play.

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1. Read the story on Hamlet.
2. Watch the video.
3. Try and re-tell the story in your own words

Now see how much you can remember by answering the questions

1. Where did Hamlet live?
2. Who became the king after Hamlet's father died?
3. Who is Hamlet's friend?
4. He sees a ghost of his father. What does the ghost tell him?
5. Who is Hamlet's girlfriend?
6. What was the new play about?
7. How could Hamlet find out if the ghost were speaking the truth?
8. What happens during the fight?
9. Who else does Claudius poison?
10. Why must there now be a new king chosen?

Find out who wrote the story of Hamlet.

See if you can find any other stories or poems written by Shakespeare and read it - do you see that it is written in an English that is different from the English we speak? Why do you think that is?

Try and write your own play which you and your friends can act out.