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    Gertrude In Hamlet

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    Gertrude is a shadowy character with little substance on which to hang a characterization. We can examine her through what others say about her more than through what she says. That she is "the imperial jointress" to the throne of Denmark indicates that she wields some power and suggests that Claudius’ decision to marry her had political implications. Yet Hamlet indicts all women by calling her fickle — "frailty‚ thy name is woman." We see through Hamlet the picture of a woman who one day lived obediently

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    Queen Gertrude

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    Queen Gertrude‚ the queen of Denmark‚ is a loyal and compassionate person. She is also very naïve. Gertrude was the wife of King Hamlet and when he passed away she married his brother‚ Claudius‚ two months later. She had one son with King Hamlet and his name was Hamlet. Gertrude is a compassionate mother who cares a lot about her son‚ Hamlet. She shows that‚ by wanting him to stay in Denmark. He was going to go back to college in Wittenberg but she managed to convince him otherwise. Also‚

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    Gertrude In Hamlet

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    Gertrude is a very minute character in Hamlet‚ yet the same cannot be said about her impact on the action of the play. Certain audiences view Gertrude in different ways‚ some sympathise with her as a character‚ and see her actions as empowering towards women as a whole‚ letting loose of the social conventions of the Shakespearian era‚ in addition to being a caring mother. However‚ I feel there are two options that can be seen here concerning Gertrude as a person‚ and neither of them are positive

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    Monologue on Gertrude

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    Gertrude Oh‚ Polonius‚ Polonius…stabbed cruelly to death! My sweet child‚ what has happened to you? You’ve gone mad! My darling Hamlet used to be so innocent and playful... He was always out in the fields with his friends‚ having a good time. He had such a lovely upbringing‚ if I do say so myself. His father and I loved him very much and we ensured he had the best of everything. I have never seen him like this before. His eyes brim with hate. He’s surrounded by the aura of a deranged man. This

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    Claudius in Hamlet

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    English IV Claudius in Hamlet In William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”‚ Claudius‚ the new King‚ is striving for absolute power and strength over everyone and would stop at nothing to get it. His actions seem to be overlooked by some of the other characters and their actions. Claudius’s actions resulted in many deaths. He ordered others to do all of his dirty work‚ he was selfish and thought only about how to gain more power‚ and he was a master manipulator. His selfish ways led to the tragic ending of

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    queen‚ Gertrude. She is Hamlet’s mother and the wife of her dead husband’s brother‚ King Claudius. As the reader‚ we only see her briefly‚ but she still manages to be a central figure in Hamlet playing the role of the elusive and sometimes shallow queen. There are several questions surround the life of Queen Gertrude‚ starting with even before the play‚ having to do with the death of her husband‚ Hamlet’s father. When the play starts‚ she has already remarried to Hamlet’s Uncle Claudius within

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    Analysis of Gertrude in “Hamlet” “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

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    The character of Gertrude‚ Hamlet ’s mother‚ posted a lot of problems in the interpretation for readers‚ critics and artists and was often considered a symbol of the harlot‚ the object of Oedipus complex in Hamlet‚ is an example of women ’s subservience to man (Hamlet and Claudius). Rebecca Smith in his essay "A Heart Cleft in Twian‚ Gertrude frees the usual stereotypes of adultery calculated that it offers a traditional interpretation of the assumption that only such a woman can arouse strong and

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    Carol James Dr. Chris Walker AP English Literature and Composition 27 January 2012 Importance of Gertrude and Ophelia The love a man has for his mother and the love he has for his girlfriend/fiancé/wife are two different kinds of love that always seems to conflict one another. The mother and the female companion usually really like each other or they hate each other. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Gertrude and Ophelia has a steady relationship with each other. But Gertrude’s relationship Hamlet starts

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    Gertrude Ederle

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    Gertrude Ederle Gertrude "Trudy" Ederle was a pioneer in women’s swimming. She was born on October 23‚ 1906. She began to swim at the age of eight. Her father taught her to swim at the family summer cottage in Highlands‚ New Jersey. She lived in and grew up in New York City and at the age of 13‚ she joined the New York Women’s Swimming Association. She won her first big race when she was fifteen years old and began to get a good sized collection of first place trophies. From 1921 to 1925

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