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5.1: The Graveyard (P. 127)

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5 questions

5.1: Silent Watching/Reading through Page 135 (Line 202).
Work in pairs to address the following:

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Question 1

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The gravediggers discuss Ophelia’s burial. What is the issue? (1-26)

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Question 2

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Why is Hamlet amazed at the gravedigger’s behaviour? (2 possible answers) (62-70) or (125-129)

Question 3

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Explain the specifics of the wordplay on the word “lie” in lines 109-120. (explain the puns)

Question 4

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How old was Hamlet when Yorick dies? (requires a little math)

Question 5

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With the discovery of Yorick’s skull, what is Hamlet’s revelation? In other words, what is he saying about death?