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    Hamlet Timed Writing In Hamlet‚ Gertrude is portrayed to be not as loyal to Hamlet as a mother should be. Hamlet is a scholar and a philosopher‚ searching for life’s most elusive answers. Gertrude is shallow‚ and thinks only about her body and external pleasures. Like a child she wants to be delighted. Gertrude is also a very sexual being‚ and it is her sexuality that turns Hamlet so violently against her. The Ghost gives Hamlet‚ who is already disgusted with his mother for marrying his uncle

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    The Portrayal of Gertrude and Ophelia in Hamlet In many of William Shakespeare’s works‚ it is evident that Shakespeare is alluding the lack of intelligence and weakness of women. “Frailty‚ thy name is woman” (1.2.146)‚ quoted by Shakespeare in Hamlet is an example of this. In Hamlet‚ Shakespeare depicts characters like Ophelia and Gertrude as demonstrating weakness and being tools of manipulation by the males in their lives. Their actions and fates are greatly influenced by the men’s decisions and

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    While Ophelia demonstrates a kind and sweet character‚ Queen Gertrude is depicted in a much different light. Shakespeare had made a developed character that has far more than one-dimensional. Aside from her role attached to the male characters in Hamlet‚ Queen Gertrude is an intelligent‚ respectable woman. Unfortunately‚ Gertrude is not always painted in the best light as her lack of awareness of her husband’s murder. Gertrude “doesn’t seem to know what’s going on around her and doesn’t know why

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    tell this reasoning to Claudius (side track 1– Claudius tells Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to figure out what is afflicting Hamlet) Polonius tells Claudius and Gertrude that Hamlet is crazy because of Ophelia Polonius speaks to Hamlet and decides to plan a meeting between Hamlet and Ophelia (side track 1 – Rosencrantz and Guildenstern speak with Hamlet and tell him of the players) (side track 1 – Hamlet decides to use the players to weed out the truth from Claudius) (side track 1 – Hamlet

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    including two families and two childhood friends of Hamlet. In these deaths‚ it might be that some characters deserve death such as Claudius‚ Rosencrantz and Guildenstern‚ but the deaths of Hamlet and Ophelia make audiences mourn over. Picking some of these characters‚ I will identify how obeying the ghost affects and changes attitude of Hamlet himself‚ ClaudiusGertrude‚ Ophelia and Laertes and leads to their death as final results. The revenge thought is killing Hamlet inside. Hamlet is introduced

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    has power‚ but only by means of her husband. Gertrude is completely dependent on Claudius for external reasons. She is not only dependent on him for money and power‚ but for love‚ affection‚ and human interaction. In several cases‚ Claudius uses Gertrude for a personal gain. It is apparent that his marriage to Gertrude is in itself a greedy action. Claudius killed his brother and married his widow‚ which allowed him to gain the Danish crown. Claudius not only killed Gertrude’s husband‚ but he also

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    Hamlet peacefully passed away on March 18‚ 1585. He was born‚ and raised‚ in Denmark. He was born on March 19‚ 1555. Hamlet is survived by his one and only true friend Horatio. Hamlet was loved by his mother‚ Gertrude‚ a lot. Sadly She passed away minutes before he had. Hamlet had many hobbies‚ which included‚ fencing‚ forging letters‚ hanging out with his friend‚ and talking to ghosts. He studied in Germany. Hamlets funeral will be on March 22‚ 1547 at 9:00 pm. Ophelia passed away by drowning

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    every Shakespeare’s play. In Hamlet‚ this theme is depicted through personality traits of both Queen Gertrude and Ophelia‚ who are the only two women in the play. Although‚ Queen Gertrude and Ophelia are different in age‚ both show some similar traits. Both the Queen and Ophelia are weak‚ insecure and dependent. However‚ compare to Ophelia who is indecisive and lack of confidence‚ Queen Gertrude seems more decisive in thoughts and actions. By showing the similar and different personal traits of each

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    Opheli Character Analysis

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    PAUSE. GERTRUDE AND CLAUDIUS ENTERS.

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    Lying is to delude one‚ for the purpose of concealing reality from that person. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ characters like Polonius and Claudius are lead to their destruction by their selfish lies. In Conrad’s Heart Of Darkness‚ Marlow’s great lie‚ unselfish in nature‚ ensures the well being of Kurtz’s intended. Upon the comparison of the nature of lies in both works‚ it is clear that selfish lies lead to destruction‚ and unselfish lies help to preserve life. The most egocentric character in Shakespeare’s

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