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EAL Nexus resource
Hamlet – plot and characters
Sentence cards
Subject:
English
Age ranges:
12–14 15–16
Topic:
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.
Claudius watches the
Fortinbras wants
play and he walks out
revenge for the death
of the room.
of his father.
Claudius sends Hamlet
to England. He asks
the King of England to
kill Hamlet.
Ophelia brings everyone
flowers. She behaves
strangely.
Polonius hides behind
the curtain to listen to
Hamlet and Gertrude.
Ophelia is dead.
Hamlet fights with
Laertes at Ophelia’s
funeral.
Claudius and Laertes
Claudius finds out
make a plan to fight
that Hamlet isn’t
Hamlet and to poison
dead.
the tip of Laertes’
sword.
The ghost of Hamlet’s
father appears to
Hamlet. The ghost says
that Claudius murdered
Hamlet kills Polonius
behind the curtain.
him.
Hamlet and Laertes
fight each other. Then
Hamlet and Laertes
forgive each other.
Ophelia talks to Hamlet.
Ophelia thinks Hamlet is
mad. Polonius watches the
meeting.
Hamlet kills Claudius.
Fortinbras becomes
King of Denmark.
Gertrude drinks the
cup of poison and dies.
Gertrude meets
Hamlet. He is very
angry.
Claudius _______ the
Fortinbras ________
play and he walks out
revenge for the death
of the room.
of his father.
Claudius ____ Hamlet
to England. He asks
the King of England to
kill Hamlet.
Ophelia ______
everyone flowers.
Polonius ______ behind
the curtain to listen to
Hamlet and Gertrude.
Claudius __________
that Hamlet isn’t
dead.
Ophelia is dead.
Hamlet _______ with
Laertes at Ophelia’s
funeral.
Claudius and Laertes
________ the tip of
Laertes’ sword.
The ghost of Hamlet’s
father _______ to
Hamlet. The ghost says
that Claudius murdered
Hamlet ____ Polonius
behind the curtain.
him.
Ophelia _____ to Hamlet.
Hamlet and Laertes
Ophelia thinks Hamlet is
______ each other.
mad.
Hamlet _____ Claudius.
Fortinbras ______
King of Denmark.
Gertrude _____ the
cup of poison and dies.
Gertrude _______
Hamlet. He is very
angry.