Studying Hamlet as revenge tragedy (1 Viewer)

[zenger69]

We've spent about 10 weeks doing Hamlet at school which I think is a complete waste of time because it's discouraged as a related text because it's on the Advanced syllabus. (according to another english teacher).

But the Head Teacher is pursuing it.

So does anyone know if it's worth it to learn Hamlet or just do the minimum required in class and analyse my related texts?

 

[shafqat]

Hamlet is an excellent text, but I have heard (from hsc marker via someone else) that it really shouldn't be used as a supp text. I would focus on your own texts and mayb keep a working knowledge of Hamlet so you can have it as a back up supp text.

 

[Meldrum]

It's not so much that it's not able to be done as a supp., it's just that teachers get pissed off when you use it...they call it laziness.

 

[Suga_baibe]

studying hamlet is really waste of time.

 

[zenger69]

yeh my teacher is a wank ...................

 

[_blank]

Yea - our class was told the same. And then our teacher made us watch a Hamlet film. T.T....this just meant more time for sleeping. I'm doing Othello as related material (which was studied in Yr 10) - but my teacher hasn't spoken to me about it being a bad choice....yet.

I suggest concentrating on your own related material - but Hamlet may stir some ideas for RT that could be applied to your texts anyway.