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Teaching "Alas, Poor Yorick" from Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 1

"Alas, Poor Yorick" from Hamlet: Act 5, Scene 1

After the gravedigger hands Hamlet the skull of a man Hamlet knew growing up, Hamlet reflects on death.

William Shakespeare
Public Domain

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

What are Hamlet's reflections on death and how are these reflections conveyed?
STANDARDS:

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

2,3
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