Analysis of the literary adaptations of Hamlet for its didactic use in the classroom

Abstract

The reading of literary classics in the classroom is not exempt from controversy among teachers. However, due to its relevance in the humanistic formation of students and, in order to solve the possible obstacles derived from its reading by a young reader, literary adaptations arise, which are also susceptible to discrepancies among scholars. Along these lines, the general objective of the study focuses on analyzing different literary adaptations of The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare, to study the procedure of adaptation or recreation followed in each one of them. The design of the research focuses on a descriptive methodology based on the technique of content analysis. The sample consists of seven adaptations in which the generic, intertextual and linguistic diversity has been procured. The qualitative analysis program Atlas.ti is employed to conduct the processing of data according to the following categories: level/age, thematic comparison, gender, format and linguistic style. Finally, the specificity and didactic opportunity of the analyzed adaptations is shown, in order to make a suitable use of the literary classic in the classroom, according to its readers and the corresponding teaching needs.