Carolyn Heilbrun’s essay, “The Character of Hamlet’s Mother” explains Gertrude’s character in the play. Heilbrum states two points in her essay, cheating behind her late husband and do something with her late husband’s murder. Heilbrum believes that Gertrude is a good person and she shows that there is clear evidence in the play. Gertrude sees herself as a well-meaning while Heilbrun knows that she is not shallow and feminine. There are some of the arguments between Hamlet and Gertrude in the play by how he felt about his own mother. Firstly, Heilbrun doesn’t believe that Gertrude cheat her late husband and there is not story behind it. When the latest King spoke to Hamlet about Claudius has been lust to Gertrude before or after the King dead. Claudius won Gertrude by his lust and he used his persuasive words. Ghost look his brother as trash and has no respect for his own brother. He felt betrayed. Therefore, Gertrude didn’t cheat on her husband because there is no evidence in the play.
Secondly, Heilbrun also believes that Gertrude has to do nothing with her late husband’s murder because there is also no evidence in the play. In Act 3, scene 4 (9-31), Hamlet and Gertrude was arguing with each other how Hamlet was so disgust when his mother married her late husband’s brother and he felt that she knows about king’s murder. When she said, “As …show more content…
She encourages the audience to believe that Gertrude is not the bad person. Also, she showed that there is no evidence with her cheating her husband or do something with the murder. For example, Heilbrun showed the scene when Gertrude says, “As kill a king?” she felt that Gertrude is clues about the murder and she used that as evidence to show that Gertrude has nothing to do with it. Heilbrun showed a lot of argument persuasive because she showed points how Gertrude is not shallow or
Secondly, Heilbrun also believes that Gertrude has to do nothing with her late husband’s murder because there is also no evidence in the play. In Act 3, scene 4 (9-31), Hamlet and Gertrude was arguing with each other how Hamlet was so disgust when his mother married her late husband’s brother and he felt that she knows about king’s murder. When she said, “As …show more content…
She encourages the audience to believe that Gertrude is not the bad person. Also, she showed that there is no evidence with her cheating her husband or do something with the murder. For example, Heilbrun showed the scene when Gertrude says, “As kill a king?” she felt that Gertrude is clues about the murder and she used that as evidence to show that Gertrude has nothing to do with it. Heilbrun showed a lot of argument persuasive because she showed points how Gertrude is not shallow or