I Shall Obey Gertrude's '

Additionally, Gertrude struggles to demonstrate her authority as Queen due to being reduced to nothing more than a women who should obey all men. Gertrude has a hard time getting the respect that she deserves as royalty due to her being a woman, and that is the only thing that the men in this play see her as. Her husband, Claudius, has given Gertrude demands before to which Gertrude replies "I shall obey” (III, I, 37). Without a doubt, the word "obey" exemplifies the dominance that Claudius has over his wife. Traditionally, a marriage is all about equality. Gertrude saying that she will obey her husband demonstrates the lack of respect he has for not only his wife but his queen. In addition to the lack of respect she goes through with her