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William Shakespeare, The

Renaissance Era, and Hamlet
William Shakespeare’s Biography: Access the website by clicking on this linked word = Biography.
Use the website to answer the following questions.

1. Give a brief summary of who William Shakespeare was? (1 point)

2. What were “Shakespeare’s Lost Years” and how many years were considered the lost years? (1
point)

3. On the website there is a William Shakespeare fact card, List the five quick facts can you get
from the card and which is the famous quote given in that fact card? (2 points)

4. What was the best known play of William Shakespeare? What was the play about or what
concepts did it explore? (2 points)

Renaissance Era: Access the website by clicking on this linked word = History (Renaissance Period).
Use the website to answer the following questions.

1. Define what the Renaissance Era was and its importance? (3 points)

2. Explain what Humanism was and how it came to be? (2 points)

 3. Using the Table of Contents find the, Debate Over the Renaissance, Discuss and Explain what the
debate was over. (2 points)

Hamlet: Access the website by clicking on this linked word = Shakespeare's 10 Most Influential
Characters. Use the website to answer the following questions.

1. After reading Shakespeare's 10 Most Influential Characters, choose two characters that are
complete opposites. Identify what makes them so different and what similarities can you find? (5
points)

2. From the article choose your favorite character and give a 3-5 sentences explanation of why you
chose that character? Explain. (3 points)

Hamlet (Continued): Access the website by clicking on this linked word = Hamlet Characters. Use
the website to answer the following questions.

1. Look through each character profile briefly and choose a character that sparks your interest.
Explain why you chose that character? (2 points)

2. Choose a character to compare them to Hamlet. Explain the connection between the two. (2
points)