Hamlet Metadramas In Hamlet Essay
Kelsee Martin
May, 7, 2012
English 3215
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There are many scenes within Shakespeare’s play Hamlet that are considered
metadramas. The one scene that contained much of the drama that took place is in the
“closet scene” (Act 3, scene 4). Hamlet plays a huge role of being very controlling and
acting as the disciplinarian in this scene.
In Act 3, scene 4, this is where Hamlet and Gertrude are alone together for the first
time. Hamlet expresses how angry and frustrated he is with his mother for the wicked act
that she committed, which was marrying her own brother-in-law who is also known as
the murderer.
Hamlet is dominant from the start of the conversation even though Gertrude was the one
who …show more content…
He used a tone of
resentment to make her see the difference between her old and new husband and wanted
her to see the horrible act that she committed. He says, “here is your husband” (3.4.65),
as he begins talking about Claudius. He talks of how he is disease that is impossible to be
removed. Hamlet harshly tells Gertrude that she is not young enough to possess
passionate love for Claudius and that the only thing she can be feeling is lust. He wonders
how she could even think of going from such a great man like old Hamlet to such a
terrible man like Claudius. He asks her, “what judgment would step from this to this?”
(3.4.71-72). Hamlet then goes on to say that Gertrude must be mad that she could not
have Claudius before even deciding to marry her first husband. He asks, “What devil
was’t that thus hath cozened you at hoodman-blind?” (3.4.77-78). Hamlet is using
imagery here asking if Gertrude had been deceived by some sort of evil.
Hamlet views his mother as a very confused person and that her senses have left her.
She is of the older generation and should be setting a positive example. Hamlet feels
May, 7, 2012
English 3215
Page To Film
There are many scenes within Shakespeare’s play Hamlet that are considered
metadramas. The one scene that contained much of the drama that took place is in the
“closet scene” (Act 3, scene 4). Hamlet plays a huge role of being very controlling and
acting as the disciplinarian in this scene.
In Act 3, scene 4, this is where Hamlet and Gertrude are alone together for the first
time. Hamlet expresses how angry and frustrated he is with his mother for the wicked act
that she committed, which was marrying her own brother-in-law who is also known as
the murderer.
Hamlet is dominant from the start of the conversation even though Gertrude was the one
who …show more content…
He used a tone of
resentment to make her see the difference between her old and new husband and wanted
her to see the horrible act that she committed. He says, “here is your husband” (3.4.65),
as he begins talking about Claudius. He talks of how he is disease that is impossible to be
removed. Hamlet harshly tells Gertrude that she is not young enough to possess
passionate love for Claudius and that the only thing she can be feeling is lust. He wonders
how she could even think of going from such a great man like old Hamlet to such a
terrible man like Claudius. He asks her, “what judgment would step from this to this?”
(3.4.71-72). Hamlet then goes on to say that Gertrude must be mad that she could not
have Claudius before even deciding to marry her first husband. He asks, “What devil
was’t that thus hath cozened you at hoodman-blind?” (3.4.77-78). Hamlet is using
imagery here asking if Gertrude had been deceived by some sort of evil.
Hamlet views his mother as a very confused person and that her senses have left her.
She is of the older generation and should be setting a positive example. Hamlet feels