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Unit 4 Stage and Screen
When Hamlet meets Peking Opera
I thought I knew a lot about Hamlet. As a high school student ________ English literature as one of my main ________(subject), I have to! Shakespeare’s Hamlet is ________(probable) the most important play by the most important writer in English. Almost everyone knows “ To be, or not to be”, right? Having seen quite a few productions of Hamlet and read the play many times, I was full of confidence—— until the Peking Opera came to town!
________(date) back to the 18th century, Peking Opera has over two hundred years of history. Does this mean it’s easier than a Shakespeare play to understand? ________(find) out the answer, I just had to go and see The Revenge of Prince Zidan-the Peking Opera version of Hamlet.
________(start) with an orchestra playing traditional Chinese instruments, the opera brought a ________(complete) new sound to my Western ears. At first, I thought what I heard was a violin, but later I learnt that it was an i