Please take the following notes ABOVE THE LINE for the RACE short answer strategy

Short Answer Strategy: RACE

Restate-restate the question

Answer—answer the question

Cite –give textual evidence to support your answer

**Explain—explain/analyze how your evidence supports the answer
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Now, we are going to answer the following questions using this strategy. Also, I want you to highlight or underline the textual evidence out of the passage that you are using:

1. Why is Shakespeare considered by some to be "the greatest dramatist ever" (9)? 
2. Why is Shakespeare "unlike many other writers of his time"(9)?
3. Why was Shakespeare considered "one of the greatest playwrights in England" (9)?
4. Why is Hamlet considered one of Shakespeare's most "popular and frequently performed dramas" (10)?
5. According to "Introducing the Play," what is a tragedy?
6. According to the same article, what is Shakespeare's greatest technique?
7. What is the play Hamlet based on?
8. Why does Shakespeare's play "stand out" from the other stories about Hamlet (10)? 
9. Identify and explain a major theme that occurs in the play Hamlet.
10. Describe the "debate" about Hamlet the play (10).