Nexus resource
Hamlet Act 4
DARTs activities
Subject:
Age range:
Topic:
English
12–14 15–16
Hamlet
Licence information | This resource is free to use for educational purposes. ©British Council 2015
Source | This resource was originally developed by EAL Nexus. Images are from Self-Made Hero’s
Manga Shakespeare series.
Act 4: Scenes 1, 2, 3
Put the words in the speech bubbles
in the right order and
match them to the person speaking. Is it Hamlet, Gertrude or
Claudius?
Use a dictionary.
always do You
what wants the
king
told kill King of
England Hamlet
have to I the
hell Look for in
Polonius
killed Polonius
has Hamlet
Make some sentences about these scenes. Use the table:
Gertrude
obey
Hamlet
Hamlet
betrays
Claudius
Claudius
fears
Gertrude
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
mocks
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
1. ________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________
Act 4: Scene 4
Make three sentences. Then match to the pictures!
Hamlet sees Fortinbras
is behaving strangely.
who
Laertes sees Ophelia
which
Horatio receives a letter
A
A
tells him Hamlet
is coming back to
Denmark.
is going to Poland.
B
C
Act 4: Scene 7
Put the plans into the correct part of the Venn diagram.
prepare a poisoned
drink for Hamlet
fight Hamlet to get
revenge for the death of
his father
dip the tip of his
sword in poison
kill Hamlet
Make four sentences about Claudius and Laertes’ plans, using the
information from the Venn diagram:
1. _____________ is going to ________________________ .
2. _____________ are going to _______________________ .
3. ______________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________
Act 4: Scenes 1–7
At the end of Act 4, are these sentences true or false?
1. Claudius is going to poison a drink.
2. Claudius sent Hamlet to Norway.
3. Gertrude is going to kill Hamlet.
4. Hamlet is alive.
5. Hamlet killed Polonius.
6. Laertes wants revenge for his father’s death.
7. Hamlet sent a letter to the King of England.
8. Fortinbras is going to attack Poland.
9. Ophelia is dead.
10. Pirates helped Hamlet escape.
11. Horatio has received a letter from Hamlet.
Now put the true sentences into the correct columns.
Past tense
Present tense
Future tense