Gertrude Stein

Prince Hamlet begins the story as a good man, with good intentions but when his uncle Claudius begins to come around and court Hamlet’s mother, Claudius's begins to rub off on Hamlet. Claudius is an evil man who murdered King Hamlet to take the thrown and like the black plague, his evilness begins to spread to others, such as Prince Hamlet. Hamlet is visited by his father’s ghost, and promises him that he will focus on nothing but his revenge on his uncle and his plan to leave his mother with…

After the death of Hamlet’s father, he started to wear black clothing for mourning. This seems to trouble his newly wedded mother, Gertrude. “Good Hamlet, cast thy nighted color off,” (1.2.70) she asks Hamlet to stop mourning for his father. But there may be another reasoning for this, his son still mourning just reminds her of the fact that she got remarried so quickly. Then dear old Claudius adds on and says, “‘Tis unmanly grief” (1.2.97) His father’ brother tells him to suck it up, everyone…

The barbaric behaviors of young Prince Hamlet left a great tragedy in Denmark. In this play young Prince Hamlet was rather a rounded than flat character. He had imperfections that sooner than later led to consequences. The wrongful death of self-centered Polonius caused Prince Hamlet great guilt, Ophelia to commit suicide, and Laertes to want to fight and kill Prince Hamlet. Ironically, Prince Hamlet was guilty after killing the manipulating Polonius. The fact he did not know it was Polonius (he…

Niobe, all tears—why she, even she (O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason. Would have mourned longer!), married with my uncle, My father’s brother, but no more like my father. Than I to Hercules (1.2 148-153).” This is an explanation of how Gertrude betrayed the King by marrying someone that had taken his place, she had not only married her brother, but her murderer. Ophelia had her heart completely ripped out of her; she had her love, trust, and entire plans for her future destroyed.…

In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, Hamlet’s understanding of justice is based on what he believes is right by God and his country; however, his actions to attempt revenge lead to his ultimate downfall through the other characters’ seeking the exact same justice. This common search for justice becomes the driving force of the entire play. Hamlet’s understanding of justice and justification of revenge comes from the two central beliefs of his time: the divine right of kings and the social…

Gertrude thinks that Hamlet plans to murder her due to the aggressive way he is talking to her and that he is restraining her from moving. Hamlet means that he is going to be her mirror and show her how she’s been acting and who she is inside. Hamlet speaks with such anger because his mother accused him of disappointing his father, when Hamlet believes she is the one disappointing his father, and he hasn’t been able to say so to her directly before; so now that he is given the opportunity,…

Hamlet is a play written by William Shakespeare around 1600 AD about a prince named Hamlet who is trying to avenge the death of his father. Many readers of the play argue whether or not the character Hamlet is insane or is simply faking it. Personally, I feel as though Hamlet was faking his insanity, at least for the first part of the play. I believe he was doing this to protect himself and to keep his uncle from realizing that he knows he murdered his father. In the very beginning of the play…

I am writing to you to tell you of what I have seen. The truth has come out and I have seen it. I was visited before by the ghost of my father. He told me that he was murdered by his own brother and our “beloved King.” At first I was furious and I still am. However, seeing the way poor Claudius acted during the play assured me I am not crazy. I know this sounds all false, but please listen. The play reenacted what I believe to be real life. A king murdered by his own brother for self gain and…

progresses. First is the death of King Hamlet, then the death of Ophelia and the death of Queen Gertrude. Gertrude is the queen of Denmark the mother of Hamlet and is recently remarried with her brother in law Claudius. King Hamlet is assassinated by his own brother Claudius, who is now married to Queen Gertrude. Ophelia is Hamlet’s lover who died by drowning in a river. Shakespeare portrays Gertrude as a strong and emotionally distant character. Her reaction to the deaths of others and herself…

Literary Canon these patriarchal texts still hold prevalence within classrooms and curricula. William Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, is one of the most widely taught scripts throughout the American Educational system; yet, the only female characters, Gertrude and Ophelia, play minor roles within the play and function as inferior characters. In fact, their primarily function as a plot device, used to demonstrate the male character’s agendas, rather than to function as complex characters on their…