After King Hamlet’s death‚ his wife Gertrude marries King Claudius the murderer. Later in the play‚ Gertrude suffers a terrible death by drinking poison that was not intended for her. This fatal action is caused by Gertrude marrying Claudius‚ watching a play that offends her‚ instead of speaking out‚ she tries to get Polonius to overhear her getting on to Hamlet. After this‚ she does not listen to the advice of Hamlet to stay away from Claudius. These actions Gertrude chose proves how weak she is. The
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uncle over you? Gertrude puts away all her motherly instincts to improve her relationship with Claudius. She also needs Claudius as a supporter otherwise; the kingdom would most likely fall apart. If Gertrude knew about the plan to kill her son Hamlet‚ she would have ruined it. It is shown throughout the story how weak and evil Gertrude really is. She is no mother to Hamlet‚ she is just someone who she gives orders to. Prince Hamlet appears in the play dressed in all black. Gertrude disturbed by this
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"Stay! Speak‚ speak! I charge thee‚ speak" | Horatio to King’s Ghost He is sent to decide if the Ghost is really Hamlet Sr. | 1.1 "A little more than kin and less than kind." | Hamlet in an aside about Claudius. When Claudius and Gertrude are talking to Hamlet after their wedding about his long mourning. | 1.2 "o that this too too solid flesh would melt‚That‚ and resolve itself into a dew" | Hamlet in his first soliloquy. but it isn’t really about suicide | 1.2 "Frailty‚ thy name is women
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mother‚ Gertrude‚ is parallel to the main conflict of the story. Hamlet is motivated to avenge by the ghost after he is upset when Gertrude marries Claudius. Hamlet’s view of society‚ especially women‚ is also shaped by his mother’s decisions‚ thus developing his character; Hamlets character is shown as indecisive when he decides to confront his mother. As the play starts‚ Hamlet is disappointed with his mother’s marriage to Claudius. He expresses his disagreement by complaining about Gertrude marrying
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Eulogy to Piggy I. Introduction A. I always knew looking back on the years would make me laugh. But I never knew looking back on the laughs would make me cry. Transition II. A. Piggy was truly a great friend 1. Although he got picked on‚ he always did what he knew was right.@ a. He stood up for what he believed in when necessary. Standing up to your enemies is hard to do‚ but standing up to your friends was even harder. 2. He was the best friend anyone could ever have. a.) he was honest
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One of the most important characters in Shakespeare’s Hamlet would be the mother of Hamlet himself‚ Gertrude. Queen Gertrude played a devious and shameful role‚ which left many questioning her dignity throughout the play. She led a life of wealth and royalty‚ but could not find happiness in either. Gertrude had to put a twist on her life by quickly abandoning the man she one loved‚ King Hamlet‚ for his soulless brother‚ Claudius. In order to completely understand Gertrude’s mystery and you must put
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add dialogue. This ties into your question #3. I don’t think that all stories need tons of dialogue‚ but to me‚ it feels like I’m getting a lot of backstory before I ever see anything from the character’s point of view. Maybe add past of someone’s eulogy? I’ve been to one funeral for a young person‚ and I’ve been to a few for older people. The difference I remember was the things people said. People feel like it’s important to say “they had a good life” or “they lived a long‚ fulfilling life” if they
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fault of the sliver that broke‚ her garments‚ the brook into which she fell. However‚ we only know about this story through Gertrude‚ and she claims Ophelia “chanted snatches of old lauds” as she drowned. It is highly improbable that the Queen‚ or anyone‚ witnessed the drowning. Shakespeare’s inclusion of this detail indicates that Gertrude is misrepresenting the drowning. Gertrude presents the audience with this glorified‚ peaceful description of death. Ophelia is likened to mermaid with her “clothes
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Eulogy: Romeo Citizens of fair Verona‚ today we gather here to grieve the loss of a precious child of God. Romeo Montague‚ a young man who was like a son to me‚ has sadly passed this realm. Although fate has already accomplished its deed‚ we can still remember the legacy Romeo has left at such a tender age. I first met Romeo when he was just a little child‚ born in a society absorbed in hatred. Romeo had a good life but was lonely. His parents did not have the time or energy to look after him
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Eulogy for Crazy In life it’s better to die then to live another day as a lunatic in the poem “I felt a Funeral‚ in my Brain‚” by Emily Dickinson the speaker seems to be having a mental breakdown‚ but as the reader we see it through imagery and metaphors the imagery is the funeral that the speaker is having inside their head‚ and in a way the speaker is also seems to be suffering because she cannot get a sense of reality. Dickinson use many metaphors in the poem to give insight of the state of what’s
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