Green Eggs and Hamlet

A) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"?
I don't know anything about Hamlet necessarily, but I hear from my fellow colleagues that Hamlet is just like the Disney Movie: The Lion King. I've watched the Lion King and it was basically based off the story line of Shakespeare's Hamlet. Prince grows up to be Prince, but runs away from the life of nobility because of the death of his father by his uncle and the struggle of revenge.

B) What do you know about Shakespeare?
Shakespeare was a playwriter and actor during the England Renaissance in mid-16th century and early 17th century. He wrote plays based on his inner knowledge of things and royalty. He got to write plays for the King of England, which was one of the Henry's at the time. Shakespeare was highly criticized about his work ethic, his personal life, his sexuality, and his stay-at-home deep thinking away from playwriting. Shakespeare's work was popular then and is now recognized more broadly than ever before.

C) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?
I see a lot of students involuntarily frown at the name "Shakespeare." What I hear from them is nonsense and cynical statements that prejudge the man. They only think about how tedious a play must be to read, but I think that students don't envision a deeper connection with the plays and the universal theme that Shakespeare is trying to emphasize.

D) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
Well the Lion King was the closest thing to Hamlet and since most kids now are 90's kids who like to watch old 90's movies based on Disney, we can relate that experience and how both pieces connect in similar ways. We could also reenact the play in order to develop a deeper meaning of the play and focus on recuperating life's concerns of betrayal and taking action.