Prince Hamlet and Queen Gertrude, his mother, have a strained relationship throughout the course of Act 1. Hamlet does not highly regard his mother and is upset with her for marrying his uncle, Claudius who is now the King of Denmark, only one month after his father’s death and suspects that she had a hand in his passing. Or, at the very least had been having an affair with his uncle prior to King Hamlet’s death, or married Claudius solely to maintain her title as queen. After Hamlet spoke with the ghost of his father, his suspicions that foul play was involved were confirmed, although it was never directly answered if his mother had held a part in the murder. Hamlet vowed to avenge his father’s death and kill Claudius, and although his
