Green Eggs and Hamlet

a) What do you know about Hamlet, the "Melancholy Dane"? 

I don't know that much at all about Hamlet, except that the movie the Lion King follows the story of Hamlet.

b) What do you know about Shakespeare? 

I know freshman year we did a subject on Shakespeare, the most I remember is that he was married to Ann Hathaway, he constructed 37 plays, and 154 sonnets, and he was from Stradford.
 c) Why do so many students involuntarily frown when they hear the name "Shakespeare"?  

I think the main reason we all get shaken from hearing Shakespeare name is because we all know his work is difficult to understand, and that it take a period of time to understand his true meaning. 
d) What can we do to make studying this play an amazing experience we'll never forget?

I think if we remixed the play into a way that fits our generation, and putting our selves into the story that would really help us understand the meaning, and get us connected with what Shakespeare was trying to get this audience to know.