"Pre-Will" Question

a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"?
He is the prince of Denmark and he is depressed by his fathers death and his mothers infindellity.
b) What do you know about Shakespeare?

William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's preeminent dramatist.

 c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?  Students frown because the language is very complicated and the play is very long. I read that the play contains a lot of sonnets.
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?
I think that acting out the play would be interesting, or maybe even watching some of it as well.