Characters Hamlet – religious and philosophical‚ thinker not doer‚ moral character‚ scruple‚ multidimesional Claudius – King of Denmark‚ killed Hamlet’s father to usurp the throne. Decisive and manipulative. Gertrude – wife of Claudius and former wife of Hamlet’s father. Smart and sneaky. Polonius – father of Ophelia and Laertes‚ subservient‚ want to win favor of King‚ spy‚ verbose Laertes – Ophelia’s brother‚ hot-headed‚ honorable man‚ likes to party‚ easily manipulated by king Ophelia – unintelligent
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purity and dependency on men in order to reflect the continuous struggle women go through in order to be treated equally in our everyday society. After her husband dies‚ Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ immediately marries her brother-in law‚ Claudius. Moving quickly on from man to man without much mourning for her dead husband‚ Gertrude is dependent on the men in her life and can only live her life through another. She never questions Claudius’s reason for marrying her and feels no guilt towards her marriage
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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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It is said that “To be betrayed by ones own blood is unforgivable and one must get revenge.” Betrayal plays a very important role in the Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet. Throughout the play‚ Hamlet is betrayed by his own mother‚ Gertrude. She betrays her son and her late-husband‚ the king by immediately marrying Claudius‚ the king’s own brother. Hamlets girlfriend‚ the lady Ophelia‚ even breaks the heart of the prince and deludes him. Even Hamlet betrays several people: he misleads Horatio‚ his friend
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is still relevant in our world today. His recently deceased brother has left an opening for King. Becoming King will allow Cornelius access to a world of power. The only way in which he can receive this power is if he marries his brother’s wife‚ Gertrude. “A little month‚
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play Hamlet‚ shows women to rely on the men‚ Shows that the women were dominated and inferior to the men. Queen Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother whose husband dies and a few months later she remarries her husband’s brother‚ and as expected hamlet is upset and says “frailty‚ thy name is women” (Act I Scene II) he is making a connection between female sexuality and moral corruption. Queen Gertrude lives completely reliant on on men. She has the inability to think on her own‚ Claudius makes all
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Denmark. The insanity act had been an instrument to allow Hamlet the freedom to achieve his goal of revenge. When the audience first meets Hamlet‚ he is dressed in black. He is in mourning over the death of his father. When questioned by Gertrude about his attire and his disposition‚ Hamlet replies “But I have that within which passeth show—these are but the trappings and the suits of woe.” (Act 1‚ Scene 2). Hamlet is incensed over his mother’s hasty remarriage to
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soliloquy is when Horatio appears with Marcellus to escort Hamlet to Elsinore to show Hamlet the ghost of his beloved father. The ghost appears at around 1 a.m. giving the information that King Hamlet was murdered by Claudius and had relations with Gertrude prior to his killing‚ at this time the ghost request revenge by hands of Hamlet in which the ghost says “revenge his most foul and unnatural murder” Hamlet accepts its request though not knowing of the ghost purpose. this is another example of Hamlet
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women‚ which originates from the betrayals of Gertrude and Ophelia. The betrayals of the two women he values most in his life cause Hamlet to develop misogynistic views towards all females. While Hamlet is still mourning the death of his father‚ Gertrude‚ his mother‚ proceeds to marry Claudius‚ Hamlet’s uncle‚ which leaves Hamlet feeling abandoned by his mother. In Hamlet’s mind‚ his mother is an “incestuous‚ adulterous beast” (1.5.42). Although Gertrude means no harm‚ her impulsive decision to wed
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of his mother Gertrude to Uncle Claudius. Hamlet is disillusioned with his widowed mother and the virtuous purity in which she previously obtained. Hamlet speaks of his bafflement to Gertrude through soliloquy in Act 3‚ Scene 4‚ “Rebellious hell‚ if thou canst mutine in matrons bones‚ to flaming youth let virtue be as wax and melt in her own fire”. Through soliloquy‚ Hamlet is disillusioned and questions his mother’s virtuous qualities and thus‚ questions his own destiny‚ if Gertrude can lose her
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