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When reading Hamlet it becomes clear right from the beginning that Hamlet has a deep relationship with his mother, Gertrude, because he loves and respects her so much. In the opening scene we can see Hamlet and Gertrude engaged in tender, loving behaviour. ... Gertrude’s role in Hamlet is to show us how Hamlets insanity develops, her actions are a big part of what drives Hamlet mad. ... So Gertrude is an important key to show how Hamlets feelings developed throughout the play and how her love can bring him finally to do what he was supposed to do. ... Word Count: 667
Hamlet Gertrude is the beloved wife and mother in the play, Hamlet. ... Hamlets refusal to forget the death of his father or to forgive her of incestuously remarrying Claudius are the only things that stop Gertrude from being perfectly happy; they remind her of the continuing difficulties of the position she is in, which, because of her incredible naiveté, she had hoped would end by changing the ordinarily accepted form of marriage. ... When Ophelia goes mad, Gertrude wants to avoid the painful sight of her as much as she had earlier wanted to avoid looking into her own soul. This is especially shown since Gertrude sees Ophelias mental breakdown as proof of the impending evil caused by her own insensible behaviour, and this sequence of evil effects seems to be, to her guilty conscience, foreboding a catastrophe ("To my sick soul (as sins true nature is), / Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss.
Approximate Word count = 1839
Approximate Pages = 7.4
(250 words per page double spaced)
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