Gertrude

reaction: I was quite amused at the exchange between Hamlet and Gertrude at the beginning of the scene when Hamlet first enters her room. The two begin talking back and forth in short lines, with Hamlet basically repeating what his mother says but changing it around to attack her. For example, when she says that he has offended his father, Hamlet turns it around and tells her that she is the one that has offended his father. Gertrude tells him that he has an idle tongue and Hamlet responds by…

themselves due to the patriarchal system that refused women to have equal opportunities as men. Throughout literature femininity is a largely debated issue when analyzing texts, especially Shakespeare. In Shakespeare 's play, Hamlet, Ophelia and Gertrude play the typical female roles: submissive, powerless, and dependent on the male characters. The female characters in Hamlet are passive to the male characters. Ophelia submits herself in full obedience to all the men in her life, including her…

The Death of Polonius Hamlet has gone through a vast amount of change. His father is dead and his uncle, whom killed his father, is now married with his mother Gertrude. These changes have vastly effected Hamlet in a way in which he seeks revenge. Hamlet should not be held accountable for the death of Polonius. There are many factors contributed solely by Claudius himself, to prove that Hamlet in fact should not be held responsible. First of all, Hamlet has his mind set that behind the curtain…

could you not put the majority of the blame on the person who starts something bad? Claudius was the one who tried to have Rosencrantz and Guildenstern spy on Hamlet, set up the duel between Laertes and Hamlet, and poisoned the wine which killed Gertrude. Some might say that the events of the play were Hamlet’s fault because he killed Polonius which drove Ophelia mad. What this argument doesn’t take into account, was that the only reason he killed Polonius was because he thought Polonius was…

at the very same time, Claudius shows himself to be a very capable and intelligent leader. Claudius managed to take the place of his brother on the throne without anybody knowing about it, while also persuading the people of Denmark that marrying Gertrude was acceptable. Even though the people all know it was a very sinful act. Claudius shows himself as being a King that will think with wit and intelligence, but when it comes down to it, he's a…

Hamlet Essay Hamlet by Shakespeare was written in the early 1600’s in England, it is an Elizabethan tragedy, which means its plot may include on-stage murder, ghosts, torture, grave yards, ambition, and severed limbs (source 1). During this time period there were not as many human rights so if someone did something wrong instead of going to jail and paying off time they would get some limbs cut off, or if the action was extreme, as in murder, then they would die. This law was supposed to apply…

told Laertes that Hamlet envied Laertes’s skill with sword. He ought to use this skill and lure Hamlet into a duel with Laertes. Claudius will poison Hamlet’s sword and drink. He believed that they need to create another trick to truly kill Hamlet. Gertrude rushed in with the news of Ophelia’s death. She said that Ophelia drowned in the river while she was gathering flowers. Laertes was devastated by the news. QUOTE: Act 5, Scene 1…

Hamlet does not believe she ever loved the late King Hamlet by stating, “O’ most wicked speed, to post [she] / With such dexterity [went to the] incestuous sheets!” (1.2.56–57). He thinks Gertrude betrays his biological father with the little to nonexistent grief she displays over King Hamlet’s death. Her actions not only causes anger in Hamlet, but also instills a of sense disillusionment with women. Hamlet tries to gauge her reaction with…

the play, Claudius gets married to Gertrude, the queen of Denmark, two months after the death of his brother and her deceased husband. Claudius says “Though yet of Hamlet our dear brother’s death. The memory be green, and that it as befitted to bear our hearts in grief” (Shakespeare act 1, scene 2 lines 1-3), he appears to be a person who loves his wife, the kingdom and misses his brother but in reality he was the one who killed his brother and only married Gertrude to be king. He puts on an act…

characters, including his mother Gertrude. However, the most critical and major error occurred in the play when Hamlet, while having a conversation with Gertrude about her husband, accidently killed Polonius, who was hiding behind the tapestry. In the play, when Polonius was killed, Hamlet…