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and quite unthinkingly into a marriage to his murderer, and was able to ignore the facts and clues that encircled her, pointing to...

may wish to add that Claudius and Gertrude both attempt to find out what is bothering Hamlet, which only serves to make it more pl...

have a woman who does not necessarily understand what is going on with Hamlet. Both of them are deeply concerned with Hamlets ment...

wicked wit, and gifts that have the power, So to seduce!--won to his shameful lust, The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen" (A...

in bed" (III.ii.206-209), then following-up with the equally matter of fact declaration, "If, once a widow, ever I be wife!" (III....

thrown into chaos. The roles of Gertrude and Ophelia within the plays construct were painstakingly designed by the Bard to reflec...

In five pages this paper discusses how the play's text reveals the Danish queen to be guilty of adultery and murder conspiracy in ...

the throne of Denmark. This is why Hamlet frequently verbally attacks his mother. Gertrudes role was expected to be that of wife...

marriage, and to decline / Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor / To those of mine! / But virtue, as it never will be movd,...

essence, this is seen as "feminine and shrewd" (Rusche). From this description we can begin to understand that Gertrude may wel...

is affected by parental behavior. Sometimes, there is no reason other than the childs own psychological makeup. It does not seem t...

In four pages this essay analyzes the character of Queen Gertrude and argues that her state of denial is responsible for her actio...

In five pages these 2 characters featured in William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy are contrasted and compared. There are no ...

conflict, whereas Gertrude and Ophelia are blatantly constructed to subordinate and to submit to all of the whims and desires of t...

often "little more than a litany of abuse echoing and amplifying the indictments men level against her" (Corum 183). She is accus...

guilty. What he does not know is how involved his mother, Gertrude, is in the plotting of the old Kings death. Her over hasty marr...

and leave her father, or suffer through this madness with Hamlet. While she is still deciding, her father is killed and she is sur...

1949. The first soliloquy provides ample opportunity to witness the impact this has upon Hamlet, inasmuch as he simply cannot com...

In five pages this research paper considers the religious aspects of Hamlet by William Shakespeare in an analysis of Hamlet's acti...

father speaking to him, or a devil that has assumed the shape of his father in order to lure him into sinful acts. Furthermore, th...

In six pages this paper considers any similarities between William Shakespeare and the character Prospero in an analysis of The Te...

In five pages the function and purpose served by Miranda's character in The Tempest by William Shakespeare are analyzed....

is not overly sad that he is gone. Finding herself in yet another situation, she is making the best of it. She realizes that to be...

father in the dust" (Shakespeare I i). She also tells him that he should not make his mother worry so. In short, her role is to be...

has credible reasons for his melancholy state, as his father has been dead only two months, and his mother has already remarried. ...

This essay presents a discussion of Hamlet's character. The writer argues that Shakespeare's characterization of Hamlet focuses on...

with what is purported to be the ghost of his father. It is this ghostly confrontation that also serves as the plays trigger scen...

his speech has often included long pauses with "ummm" or "well" or some other phrases to fill the void, the actual speech between ...

In three pages this paper analyzes what is meant by Prince Hamlet's 'antic disposition' remark in the first act of William Shakesp...

were old With which she followed my poor fathers body Like Niobe, all tears;-why she, even she,- O God! a beast that wants discour...