appear to be just a result of a decision made on the spur of the moment. Queen Gertrude has always been a controversial character. “In 1848‚ Strachey called her “weak”; and Professor Nicoll declares her ‘Little more than a puppet’‚” (Draper). Is Gertrude a symbol of weakness or sagacity? According to John William Draper’s understanding of Hamlet‚ he offers another perspective to understanding the queen. “Can Gertrude‚ indeed‚ have been so “weak”? This interpretation apparently is based on the vague
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trap many of the characters for their ineludible death. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ Hamlet and Gertrude are perfectly capable of hearing and seeing‚ yet they are deaf and blind to the truth of their circumstances. Their lack of sense eventually leads to their own demise. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare uses the senses‚ especially hearing and sight‚ to reveal the tragic flaws of both of these characters. Gertrude is oblivious to many facts and ideas that are presented to her whether it is her avoidance
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over another person. Gertrude ’s ill-treatment of her husband and intense passion for her children originate from observing her own parent ’s relationship. Even though Gertrude "resembled her mother in her small build‚" and "hated her father ’s overbearing manner towards her gentle‚ humorous‚ kindly-souled mother‚" she still retains her father ’s temper and need to dominate. Furthermore‚ during her first relationship with the prospective businessman John Field‚ Gertrude declares " ’If I were a
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Senior‚ and then married Hamlet’s mother‚ Gertrude‚ in order to seize the throne. Female characters play an important yet underappreciated role in most of Shakespeare’s plays especially Hamlet. The presence of only two female characters‚ Ophelia and Gertrude‚ shows the little value Shakespeare had for woman. Ophelia and Gertrude both play important roles in the progression of the play‚ however they are not adequately credited for their contribution. Gertrude‚ the queen of Denmark plays the role of
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murderer and to send for Teiresias. Teriesias states that Oedipus is the murderer‚ but since the king knows himself to be innocent (or thinks he knows)‚ he accuses Creon of plotting with Teiresias against him. The quarrel of Oedipus and Creon brings Jocasta from the house; seeking to calm down her husband and prove that oracles cannot be trusted‚ she tells again of how Laius died. When she mentions that he was killed ¡§at a place where three roads meet‚¡¨ Oedipus suddenly begins to suspect that he may
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have prevented him from completing the Oracle. Instead‚ Oedipus acts impetuously‚ and got himself into more trouble than what was needed to begin with. Next‚ Oedipus dooms himself by killing his father‚ Lauis‚ and laying with his mother‚ Jocasta‚ and therefore completing the Oracle. When Oedipus learns that he will kill his father and lay with his mother from the Delphic Oracle and flees to Thebes‚ he meets a king in a coach at a crossroad on the way to Thebes. He gets driven off
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use of dramatic irony‚ a suspenseful expectation‚ he implies that disaster will overcome the city of Thebes. This irony is persistent throughout Oedipus‚ because from the beginning the reader knows what Oedipus does not‚ that he is son of Laius and Jocasta. Etc... Hubris‚ the deadly flaw that lead Oedipus‚ Antigone and Creon to their ruin‚ steered them to act in outrageously. One instance is when Oedipus‚ when looking for the murderer of his father. He disagreed with the prophecy. Antigone‚ when she
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She has wealth‚ but it is not her own. She 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
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not knowing that he was his father. He killed him because he treated Oedipus roughly. Later‚ he arrives in Thebes‚ and solves the Sphinx’s riddle. He then becomes king of Thebes and married Laius’ widow‚ Jocasta‚ not knowing that it was also his mother. He eventually had children with Jocasta. This myth has the two key elements of the Oedipus Complex. Oedipus killed his dad and had a sexual relationship
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the death of the king‚ Hamlet’s father‚ arise as his mother marries his uncle. As the play progresses‚ Gertrude begins this process of further maladjustment from her environment due to the inability to make her own‚ independent decisions leading to her failure of properly representing the strong‚ female character. The death of a character is needed to move along the plot of a story‚ even Gertrude plays upon this thought when she says “Thou know’st ‘tis common‚ all that lives must die‚ Passing through
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