Hamlet’s Undying Love for his Mother”
...her. The devastating part was she married her husband’s brother. Hamlet states, “Married with my uncle, my father’s brother, but no more like my father Than I to Hercules: within a month:...”(43 ln 155-57). Hamlet wanted to mourn with his mother. He wanted their relationship to grow closer in love. Hamlet was upset that she would marry a man like Claudius. He felt that she and Claudius’ relationship was based on sex rather than love. According to Hamlet, “O, most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets...” (43 ln 160-61)! He also mentions how his mother did not have time to mourn (43 ln 155). Hamlet was not pleased with his mother’s actions during the death of his father. Hamlet could not bear to see his mother with the killer of his father, which was his uncle Claudius. Hamlet was disturbed when he found out that his uncle killed his father. In the Ethan Hawke’s and Campbell Scott’s video production, Hamlet approached his mother in great sense of pain and anguish. He showed how much he loved her with his words. Also, he showed his madness toward his uncle for killing his father. He was upset and passionate about the marriage. Hamlet states, “No, by the rood, not so: You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s wife; and would it were not so! You are my mother (69 ln 17-19). Hamlet is sarcastic with his mother in this quote. He really means what he said. He expresses his deep concerns for his mother. He said, “Here is your husband; like a mildew’d ear, Blasting his wholesome brother. Have you eyes (69 ln 73-74)? Hamlet cannot understand how his mother love Claudius. What is she with him for? Is it love? Is it sex? Is it because she had something to do with the murder of his father? Hamlet feels she is too old to love another man. He states, “You cannot call it love; for at your age the hey-day in the blood is tamed, it’s humble,...” (69 ln 77-78). Hamlets’ madness is understandable because everything in his household was ruined. In both video productions, Hamlet showed his mother affection in that particular scene. Hamlet hugged and kissed her in both productions. This shows the attachment betw...