THIS CULMINATING UNIT OF THE 12TH-GRADE OREGON LITERATURE CURRICULUM IS BASED UPON ONE WORK, "HAMLET." THE TEACHER VERSION INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS OF (1) THE RELEVANCE OF HAMLET'S CHARACTER TO MODERN TIMES, (2) THE PROBLEMS IN THE CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE GHOST, CLAUDIUS, AND HAMLET, (3) THE PLAY'S THREE-PHASE STRUCTURE, (4) THE PLAY'S RESOLUTION, AND (5) THE "RHETORIC" OF TRAGEDY (I.E., THE MEANS BY WHICH TRAGEDY PROJECTS A SYSTEM OF VALUES). THE STUDENT VERSION CONTAINS AN INTRODUCTORY RATIONALE FOR STUDYING "HAMLET," A DISCUSSION OF THE PLAY'S STRUCTURE, AND QUESTIONS FOR THOUGHT, DISCUSSION, AND WRITING. THE FINAL SECTION OF THIS UNIT POSES QUESTIONS WHICH DRAW ATTENTION TO THE COHESIVENESS OF THE PLAY AND SUGGESTS THAT THIS STUDY OF "HAMLET" BE VIEWED AS THE CLIMAX TO THE STUDY OF THE ENTIRE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. SEE ALSO ED 010 129 THROUGH ED 010 160, ED 010 803 THROUGH ED 010 832, TE 000 195 THROUGH TE 000 220, AND TE 000 227 THROUGH TE 000 249. (RD)