LO:To analyse how Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ has been translated in contemporary times.

Themes: revenge; hesitation; family conflict; power; responsibility

By the end of the lesson you will have:Level 5

explored the deeper

meanings behind Hamlet

Level 6gained insight into how and

why Shakespeare's most famous

tragedy works.

Level 7interpreted

different meanings,

giving a range of precise of comments.

The Tragedies20/05/12

Hamlet and The Lion King

Mufasa's Ghost Mufasa’s ghost: Simba, you

have forgotten me. Simba: No. How could I? Mufasa’s ghost: You have

forgotten who you are and so have forgotten me. Look inside yourself, Simba. You are more than what you have become.

You must take your place in the Circle of Life.

Hamlet’s GhostA serpent stung me; so the

whole ear of Denmark Is by a forged process of my

death Rankly abused: but know,

thou noble youth, The serpent that did sting

thy father's life Now wears his crown.

Level 6 Level 7 Identified key quotes You have explained the writer’s meaning You have used some discourse markers (however, furthermore, therefore, on the other hand, contrasting with, ).

You have selected precise quotations to support my ideas You have interpreted different meanings from the Hamlet extract You have used ambitious discourse markers (nevertheless, moreover, primarily, corresponding with this, on the contrary, likewise)

Success Criteria

Task: Compare and contrast Shakespeare's Hamlet with Disney's the Lion King.

WABOLLThe ghost scene in Hamlet is scary. The ghost scene in The Lion King is not scary. The characters in The Lion King are all animals. The characters in Hamlet are not animals. There is a play in Hamlet. Mufasa appears in the sky. The ghost in Hamlet is the same size as Hamlet. There’s no music or singing in Hamlet.

WAGOLLEach deceased king approaches his son in the same way: via a ghost that gives a direct, if not mysterious, monologue which is closely tied to the themes of spirituality, truth, and uncertainty. Mufasa says, ‘Remember who you are. You are my son, and the one true king’. The Ghost’s presence brings the answers to Simba’s deepest questions about who he is which drives him to action, ‘I'm going back!’ Hamlet sees the Ghost’s presence as a way to learn the truth so he can quickly, ‘’sweep to my revenge’. Hamlet’s father fulfils this by naming his murderer directly, ‘Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand,  Of life, of crown, of queen, at once dispatch'd’. Both fathers end the encounter with a similar air of finality: ‘Adieu, adieu! Hamlet, remember me’ and ‘Remember who you are’.

Peer Assess

Level 6 Level 7 You have identified one key quote from both The Lion King and Hamlet You have explained the meanings of each quote You have used some discourse markers (however, furthermore, therefore, on the other hand, contrasting with, ).

You have selected 2-3 precise quotations to support my ideas You have interpreted different meanings from the Hamlet extract You have used ambitious discourse markers (nevertheless, moreover, primarily, corresponding with this, on the contrary, likewise)

What Works Well: You have explained

what two quotes mean

Even Better If:Can you explain what happened

with the quote, ‘ Thus was I, sleeping, by a brother's hand, Of life, of crown, of

queen, at once dispatch'd’.