Gertrude

given much respect regarding their opinions. Throughout the play, Hamlet is constantly being harsh toward Ophelia and his mother, Gertrude. His views on women were changed after his mother married his dead father’s brother, which he…

father, Hamlet‟s depiction of hismother Gertrude signals a heinous relationship between the two of them, suggesting that he believes her to be one of the true villains in the plot to murder his father. In conversation with the ghost of his father, Hamlet states, “O most pernicious woman! / O villain, villain, smiling,damned villain!” (1.5.112 -3). Discussing the relationship between Claudius and his mother to theghost of his father, Hamlet likens his Gertrude to the true murderer, highlighting…

simplicity. Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, and Ophelia, daughter of the Lord Chamberlain, maintain exceedingly limited roles within the play, firmly accentuating an extreme absence of depth. In Janet Adelman’s Suffocating Mothers, Adelman proposes that Shakespeare’s women are depicted as “screens for male fantasy”, ultimately oppressing the independence of female characters (36). As a result, the inadequate development of women in Hamlet cajoles critics, much like Adelman, to characterize Gertrude…

he has offended Claudius very much. Hamlet responds back with “mother, you have my father much offended,” ( 3.4.11). Hamlet that continues to shame his mother for marrying her husband’s brother. Hamlets climbs onto Gertrude, pining her down so she can’t move. This action scared Gertrude and she cries for help, Polonius then begins to cry for help. Hamlet, thinking that Polonius is Claudius takes is sword and jabs…

Hamlets’ treatment towards Gertrude (mother) is not unreasonable, but the way Hamlet treats Ophelia is a little harsh in the beginning when she is completely innocent. Further along through the play Hamlet’s treatment towards Ophelia can be considered reasonable since she basically decided to side with Claudius and Polonius. The way in which Hamlet treats Gertrude and Ophelia doesn’t seem to be a part of the misogyny in the culture. Hamlet does seem to possess a great hatred for women,…

The scene occurs directly after Ophelia drowning where Gertrude breaks the news to Laertes. An interesting example occurs directly after the queen enters the scene. Gertrude’s first lines are, “One woe doth tread upon another’s heel, so fast they follow. Your sister’s drowned, Laertes.” This is the first knowledge…

is the belief that women are nothing but manipulative, selfish, and sexual creatures whom every man should avoid. This extreme is brought to life through the character of Gertrude. Although a feminism critique was most likely not the intent of the play, Hamlet, one can be made using the leading ladies of the play. Through Gertrude and Ophelia, Shakespeare, whether purposefully or accidentally, gave readers the opportunity to see the lifestyle forced upon the two women archetypes. Although the…

the great majority of the play working to confirm Claudius was in fact the murderer and then muster up the courage to kill his father-uncle, Claudius. Throughout most the play the Queen, Gertrude, is portrayed as a woman who is oblivious to the world around her and is scared of what she can not control. Gertrude was not directly involved in the murder of Old Hamlet, and she did not realize what was happening within her kingdom until it was too late. At the beginning of the play when Hamlet is…

characters Lord Hamlet: coat and black clothes with a sword Horatio: \casual clothes Osric: casual clothes Lord:fancy clothes King: King clothes with a crown and the king blanket at the back Laertes: casual clothes with sword but fancy Queen Gertrude: queen clothes with a wig and HER blanket at the back. Literary device Irony: “i am justly kill’d with mine own treachery” This is an irony because Laertes got poisoned by the sword he was supposed to poison hamlet with. Paradox: “ I thank…

system where men are in authority over women in all aspects of society. In the play Hamlet, women are portrayed as weak and inferior through the dysfunctional relationships between father daughter, Polonius and Ophelia, the royal family, Claudius and Gertrude, and Hamlet and Ophelia; objects that assist or hinder the actions of men and lack positive roles in the play. From Act I scene 3 we see Polonius as a caring father who is looking out for his daughter by objecting to her dating prince…