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    mothers and sons. His Hamlet portrays the effect conflict has on this bond through Hamlet and Gertrude which leads to one of the many themes of the

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    everyone appears happy – however the figure of Hamlet is clad in a "nighted colour". This particular effect immediately isolates Hamlet from the rest of the characters present. Hamlet ’s attire is interpreted as overly melodramatic by Claudius and Gertrude; Hamlet insists he is truly grieving for his father‚ but it is also possible that he is deliberately lengthening his "mourning duties" to indicate that he will not accept Claudius as neither his King or his stepfather. <br> <br>Hamlet ’s soliloquy

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    death. During the scene 5 of Act I‚ it is revealed by the ghost of King Hamlet that he was murdered by his own brother‚ Claudius. Thus‚ Hamlet is impelled to satisfy his father’s request and avenge his father’s death by killing Claudius. Moreover‚ Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ briskly marries King Claudius‚ thus prompting Hamlet to having a distrust of women. The play centers on making moral choices‚ corruption‚ and the nature

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    In the play Hamlet‚ by William Shakespeare‚ the relationship between Gertrude‚ the queen of Denmark‚ and her son Hamlet is very important throughout the play. At the beginning of the play Hamlet was very angry at Gertrude but by the end of the play‚ he goes back to loving her. The cause of distress between them started when Gertrude got remarried to her dead husband’s brother. When Gertrude married her husband’s brother Claudius only two months after his death‚ Hamlet’s was annoyed at his mother

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    Zeffirelli knew Ophelia dies in the play as told by Gertrude in Act 4 Scene 7 so I believe that’s why in the film we don’t see much of relationship between Hamlet and Ophelia there rather distance and only on screen together a couple times with little interaction. Knowing Ophelia dies rather early on in the

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    the characters are developed very carefully and subtly. Although it may seem that Gertrude and Ophelia have no significant part in the tragedy‚ their characters are masterfully deep and refined. Only a true master of playwriting could give so much personality to the supporting roles. They have got fewer lines from the tragic hero‚ yet we find to be acquainted with all the subtle character traits of Ophelia and Gertrude. Ophelia Ophelia‚ the lover of Prince Hamlet‚ is cautioned against believing

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    mental instability‚ most notably Hamlet‚ Ophelia‚ and Gertrude. The apparent “madness” of these characters develops and drives the plot‚ which results in the play’s tragic ending. It is the reader’s responsibility to decipher which characters are actually mentally ill and which are merely pretending. Furthermore‚ it is important to keep track of which characters believe other characters are mentally ill. The most important of these is Gertrude‚ Polonius‚ and King Claudius’ belief that Hamlet is

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    In Hamlet‚ the women act the small roles portraying their historical status at the time. Although Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark and Ophelia is the prince’s lovers‚ they have no standing in the society and their voices are never heard. Their actions and fates are greatly influenced by the men’s decisions. All their lives Ophelia and Gertrude are led by the men’s power; they together make a weak image of dependent women at Shakespeare’s time. Both of their roles in this play portray them as obedient

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    Claudius and his queen Gertrude. During his speech we learn that he has married his sister-in-law Gertrude. “Our sometime sister now our queen” this already displays a corrupt society as the heads of state are involved in incestuous activity. The hast of their marriage‚ “the memory be green” also shows that there may have been plans before the loss of King Hamlet which then leads to the doubt of queen Gertrude’s intentions . The audience can chose how to interpret queen Gertrude ‚ either as a confused

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    women are influenced greatly by his mother‚ Gertrude. His jealously causes him to become infatuated with his mother and she becomes the main symbol of women for Hamlet throughout the play. When she betrays him it forces Hamlet to have a negative opinion towards all women. Hamlet is obsessed with the betrayal by his mother‚ which causes him to mistreat woman in general and leads to his eventual tragedy.             After the death of King Hamlet‚ Queen Gertrude is forced to remarry to Hamlet’s uncle‚

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