Love or Ambition: The Plutonic Pursuit of Claudius‚ Callimaco‚ and Hamlet Humanism is the reflection of the qualities pertaining to being human‚ for better or for worse. Throughout the books: Gertrude and Claudius by John Updike‚ Mandragola by Niccolo Machiavelli‚ and Hamlet by William Shakespeare‚ various human conditions are seen‚ especially those related to personal ambition. In analyzing the three primary male characters in each of these works and their plutonic pursuit of women‚ one can
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Hamlet. A comparison of the love relationship between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius‚ will illustrate that betrayal‚ selfishness and lack of love cause the downfall of these relationships. There are many examples of betrayal in the play Hamlet. In these examples betrayal leads to the destruction of relationships. Claudius is the king of Denmark and he will do anything to stay that way. His wife Gertrude loves her son Hamlet and Claudius knows that. In order to stay king he must
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Relationships of Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius A close look at the relationships between Ophelia and Hamlet and Gertrude and Claudius‚ will illustrate that betrayal‚ selfishness and lack of love caused their destruction. There are many examples of betrayal in the play Hamlet. In these examples betrayal leads to the destruction of relationships. Claudius is the king of Denmark and he will do anything to stay that way. His wife Gertrude loves her son Hamlet and Claudius knows
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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
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In Hamlet‚ the women act the small roles portraying their historical status at the time. Although Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark and Ophelia is the prince’s lovers‚ they have no standing in the society and their voices are never heard. Their actions and fates are greatly influenced by the men’s decisions. All their lives Ophelia and Gertrude are led by the men’s power; they together make a weak image of dependent women at Shakespeare’s time. Both of their roles in this play portray them as obedient
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Gertrude’s Suicide? In the Shakespearean tragedy "Hamlet‚" Prince Hamlet’s mother Gertrude encounters many misfortunes‚ which she feels that she is to blame for. Gertrude was brought into the middle of everybody’s dilemmas and thus felt responsible for the occurrences that happened to all of the significant characters throughout the play. She allows her emotions to build up in an unhealthy manner and this leads to her eventual death. The question that surrounds her death
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Hamlet’s reoccurring theme of male superiority is displayed clearly in Act 3 scene 4‚ the closet scene. In Kenneth Branaugh’s version of Hamlet‚ the positioning of Gertrude verse Hamlet‚ eye contact‚ and tone gave the audience a clear sense that Hamlet was in control of the scene. It was ironic how the scene played out. Typically Gertrude‚ who is his mother‚ the queen‚ and a respectable women‚ would naturally have superiority over Hamlet. The way the scene was portrayed gave us a totally different
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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. Gertrude is continuously selfish
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The Innocence of Gertrude and Ophelia "Pretty Ophelia‚" as Claudius calls her‚ is the most innocent victim of Hamlet’s revenge in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. Hamlet has fallen in love with Ophelia after the death of his father. Ophelia "sucked the honey of his music vows" and returned Hamlet’s affection. But when her father had challenged Hamlet’s true intentions‚ Ophelia could only say: "I do not know‚ my lord‚ what I should think." Ophelia was used to relying on her father’s directions
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Paul fails in his relationships with both Gertrude and Miriam. Paul cannot succeed in any relationship because his mother altered his Id‚ Superego‚ and Ego via implanting ideas in his subconscious. Inherent in the fact that Gertrude is Paul’s mother‚ she an influence in determining who he will become. However‚ Gertrude does not instill the normal morals and ideals in her son; after William’s death from pneumonia and Paul’s outbreak of pneumonia‚ Gertrude becomes obsessed with Paul. She utilizes
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