Claudius’s words and actions in Act IV further reveal the king’s duplicity and ruthlessness. In the act’s first scene, he tells Gertrude that he had hidden Hamlet’s madness from others because “so much was our love” for the prince. Two scenes later, alone on the stage, he reveals his plan to have Hamlet killed in England. The contrast calls to mind the lesson Hamlet drew from the Ghost back in Act I, that stated, “one may smile, and smile, and be a…
in all words Hamlet is talking to his mother (gertrude) hinting his depression,the whole fact of his mother marrying his fathers uncle already sickens him, and the fact that his mother show no grief or sadness about king hamlet ( Hamlets father) hurts hamlet more and that whole crazy sitoution is whats making him act so depressed and gloomy. Yet his mother and claudius completely void out their incest marriage, they put all his gloom from just his fathers death.…
Though she is Hamlet’s mother, Queen Gertrude lacks the qualities of a caring and nurturing parent. Rather than address Hamlet directly about his sudden change in attitude herself,…
"The appalling spectacle of Gertrude's "wicked speed, to post / With such dexterity to incestuous sheets" (1.2.156-157) overwhelms Hamlet with revulsion at carnal appetite and intensifies the emotional crisis any son would go through when forced to contemplate his father's death and his mother's remarriage" (Bevington xx).…
In Shakespeare’s text, Hamlet’s insistence that Gertrude has rushed to “incestuous sheets” conveys a far less sympathetic view of her character, and essentially putting her at fault for marrying Claudius and betraying the late King Hamlet. Instead, the directors use the nuances of a setting in order to shift the blame to Prince Hamlet and create a far less biased view of his emotions and motivations. As a result, Hamlet’s preoccupation with finding an entity to blame can be observed by the reader as a consequence of his being overwhelmed by various emotions, such as anger and possibly…
The Ghost isn't too happy about Gertrude's "damned incest," but he tells Hamlet to keep her out of things anyway. Surprise! Hamlet can't seem to keep this promise, either. In fact, his obsession with Gertrude is so problematic that the Ghost returns in Act III, scene iv, to tell Hamlet to lay off his…
Gertrude worries about Hamlet when he starts to act crazy. She tries to have his friends talk to him but that doesn’t work. When Ophelia admits that it might be her making him crazy…
In William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, is Hamlet’s mother. Her first appearance is in Act 1, Scene 2 and last seen in Act 5, Scene 2, when she was poisoned. Gertrude is a loving and strong-willed character and although Hamlet views her as weak and lust driven, her intentions are pure in that she only aspires for everyone to get along. As a mother she is only concerned for her son. However despite her good qualities, her lack of intelligence and misjudgement of people is a cause of the tragic events that occur. Gertrude is a foil to her son Hamlet because of their contrasting qualities. She does not reflect about herself in the play alone, thus meaning she is motivated emotionally. Gertrude’s actions is a major factor of…
Do you know how Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius, Polonius, and Gertrude? In Hamlet’s 3rd soliloquy Shakespeare develops Hamlet’s character in relation to Claudius, Polonius, and Gertrude.…
3, he says “my crown, mine own ambition and my queen. May one be pardoned and…
She wanted to help Hamlet, but she could not stop herself from loving Claudius. Thus Gertrude was feeling guilty about her quick marriage to Claudius after her late Husband’s death, “I doubt it is no other but the main: His father's death, and our o'erhasty marriage" (II. ii. 56-57). She thought that her marriage was causing Hamlet's behavior, because it started after her hasty marriage to Claudius. Also she never told Hamlet about her love towards Claudius until they got married. She was right about the marriage being the cause of Hamlet's behavior, but this started after Hamlet heard these things from the ghost of his father, “If thou hast nature in thee bear it not; let not the royal bed of Denmark be a couch for luxury and damned incest" (I. v. 81-83). However, Gertrude only knew one of the causes for Hamlet's behavior; and she did not really see the big picture. She still felt guilty about her decision; the only thing was that she would not stop now. Seeing that she already did it, she only wants to help her son adjust to this truth now. But Claudius wants to help Hamlet get accustomed to his new…
This conflict shines a light of the meaning of loyalty. Gertrude's character is most openly seen in act 3 scene 4. Hamlet attacks her and tells her that she is disrespecting King Hamlet's memory with Claudius. Gertrude is then split between Hamlet and Claudius.…
Throughout Hamlet, many characters develop showing their change of mind and emotions. Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother, is an exception. Throughout the entire play she thinks only of herself. Even when she tries to think of or help others, her final decision revolves around her life and how the situation will affect her. Gertrude's selfishness is displayed in her marriage to Claudius, her forcing Hamlet to accept Claudius as his father, and her betrayal of Hamlet to Claudius after Hamlet sees his father's ghost.…
Hamlet never stops loving his mother. In his own words he is “cruel only to be kind”. He views Gertrude as a woman who is blinded by her lust for Claudius. Acting on the assumption his mother is completely ignorant of Claudius’ deceitfulness, he seeks to protect her as well as can be done. To the young prince, nothing in life is more sinful than the incestuous marriage of his uncle and mother. Just like captain planet fanatically shields the environment from harm; Hamlet goes out of his way to absolve his mother from sin and protect her from what he sees as an unnatural union.…
“Hamlet”, which was written by William Shakespeare, is the story of a prince seeking revenge for his father’s death. Gertrude is the mother of Hamlet and the Queen of Denmark. King Hamlet dies in the beginning of the play and Gertrude quickly marries King Hamlet’s brother, Claudius. Queen Gertrude seems to be insecure and dependent of men, and her role raises more questions than it answers. Some questions it may raise might be: Was she involved with Claudius before the death of her husband? Did she love her husband? Did she know about Claudius’s plan to commit the murder? We don’t know the exact answers to these questions, but some things we do know are her appearance, personality, and her relationships with other characters.…