She is only a consequential factor when attached to a man. Gertrude takes the blame for the madness Hamlet is undergoing. She represents the motherhood aspect of feminism; if there is something wrong with a child‚ it is usually the other who is at fault (fathers are more like ghosts unless they are congratulating their children). It is possible that Gertrude played a sort of Ophelia type character prior to King Hamlet’s death but was finally free from his captivity
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In the third scene‚ Hamlet stumbles across Claudius praying‚ and implies that he is begging forgiveness for his murder. It would have been a perfect moment to seek revenge and strike him down‚ but for Claudius’s momentary closeness with God. Hamlet decides to do his deed when Claudius is committing a terrible act instead. As the events unfold‚ however‚ Hamlet’s nobility becomes questionable‚ to the point where he is arguably no better than Claudius the incestuous murderer. Hamlet kills Polonius
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Similarly to Gertrude‚ Polonius does not hurt his daughter Ophelia in a direct way. Be that as it may‚ Ophelia becomes more and more depressed as a result of his interventions with Hamlet. Initially‚ Polonius instructs Ophelia to be wary of Hamlet’s love because someone of such a high status cannot love her truthfully. Because of this‚ when Hamlet enters Ophelia’s chamber with his clothes all torn‚ Polonius falsely assumes that this is because Ophelia withheld herself from him. This becomes clear
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Claudius: The Man Pulling the Strings When observing a series of events‚ the order or outcome of each event is dependent on the actions of those people involved. From what a person says or does and every little thing in between‚ an entire series of events can completely change. In Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the actions of the main characters play a huge role in the book. Anybody can just read the book straightforward; it is far more interesting‚ however‚ to look at the order of events in the
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father‚ and his duties to the monarchy and his peers. Gertrude suffers the same identity questions through her isolation and also that of her sons. The isolation they experience not only is caused by some sort of tragic event‚ but also provokes many dilemmas in their lives that they both have to work through‚ but it also results in a lot of trouble‚ and heartbreak for more than just themselves. For people who are royalty such as Hamlet and Gertrude‚ it seems as though it would be difficult to be isolated
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Movement and Space within “Portraits and Repetition‚” by Gertrude Stein Gertrude Steins’ “Portraits and Repetitions‚” facilitates the paradigm of linguistic displacement between subject and listener delineated by the dynamic and effectual relationship of the interrelated‚ rhythmic patterns characterized by the idea of movement as existence. This conviction denotes the essence of mobility portrayed throughout the text‚ the individual and collectives while commissioning itself through geographical
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Claudius vs. Lady Macbeth 	 King Claudius of Hamlet and Lady Macbeth of Macbeth exhibit three similar qualities‚ dishonesty‚ evilness‚ and deceitfulness throughout the play; although sometimes they demonstrate these qualities in different ways‚ these qualities greatly affect the other characters in the plays . 	King Claudius and Lady Macbeth are similar in that they both let their crave of power and desire for the crown drive them to deceitfulness‚ corruption‚ and even murder
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Gertrude & Hamlet Gertrude is Over Protective Gertrude worries about Hamlet being crazy Gertrude becomes Scared Gertrude becomes Over Protective Again Gertrude & Ophelia Gertrude feels guilty Gertrude feels sorrow Gertrude wants to help Gertrude feels guilty again Gertrude & Laertes Gertrude feels Guilty Gertrude keeps a distance Gertrude wants to console Details: Gertrude is over protective after Hamlet loses his father and she demonstrates it by telling the King
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play‚ the roles of Gertrude and Ophelia are both memorable. Neither of the women have many lines. However both roles are crucial although very different. Hamlets judgement on his mother’s behaviour following the death of his father greatly influences his subsequent treatment of Ophelia. He regards his mother’s present marriage as an occasion for bestial lust. This causes him to treat Ophelia with disdain and disgust uttering the famous quote ‘Get thee to a nunnery…..’ Gertrude is the catalyst for
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Lilla Gertrude Shelor was the oldest of Ellis and Hattie Webb Shelor’s nine children. At a young age‚ Lilla was expected to help with the house and the younger children. She remembered looking after her younger brother Sandy when she was too little to lift him out of his bed. She watched her siblings when Hattie was out in the fields with Ellis‚ working in the garden‚ or tending to the cow. As the years went by and more brothers were born‚ Hattie came to rely more and more on Lilla’s help. Lilla
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