How can a gender theoretical lens shape the way Ophelia is perceived in Hamlet? That is the question writers must answer in an explanatory essay to conclude their study of Shakespeare's revenge tragedy.

Concepts

william shakespeare, hamlet, tragedies, point of view, literary analysis, gender, gender roles

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

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Classroom Considerations

• Designed to be the final project for a unit study of Hamlet
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Pros

• The carefully scaffolded lesson includes a series of mini-tasks breaks down the essay assignment into manageable chunks

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.11-12.3