Gertrude

Imagine being told that you are loved, and then are treated like you are worth nothing. This is a reality for the women in Hamlet written by William Shakespeare; Gertrude and Ophelia. Women in the 1600s were seen as objects with no value and were only there for the convenience of the male in their life. Gertrude and Ophelia are the only two female characters in the play, and there are many males in the play that treat them with disrespect. Hamlet is the big offender of these two women in the play

God Save Gertrude was a downcast play that had a lot of spunk to it. The play covered the story of an old punk rocker that is now the first lady. As her kingdom is crashing down, she makes one last appearance as a rock star. Gertrude talks about her past through the play and talks about how different things used to be and how everything was very carefree for her. Then her husband became and drug addict and she remarried to a very powerful man and her son did not approve of the marriage and it caused

In Hamlet, William Shakespeare leaves many mysteries for the audience to decipher on their own. One such, is the mystery surrounding Ophelia’s death. Harmonie Loberg, in the article, “Queen Gertrude: Monarch, Mother, Murderer,” argues that, “Queen Gertrude is responsible for Ophelia’s death” (60). The Queen’s description of Ophelia’s death is controversial because it is so full of detail, that many believe it must be an eye witness account. Did the Queen kill Ophelia to try and protect Hamlet? The

The Character of Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet         It is tempting to condemn Gertrude as evil, but it is probably more sensible to consider her as weak and inconstant. Hamlet's heartfelt line "Frailty, thy name is woman" sums up his view of her actions early in the play. Like many of Shakespeare's women characters, she is "sketched in" rather than drawn in detail. We know that she has a deep affection for her son, which is commented on by Claudius in Act 4 "The Queen, his mother, lives

Stein’s life and the impact on her art The author of this poem, Gertrude Stein, was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, and she is the youngest of five children. This prestigious modernist writer came from a family of wealthy German Jewish immigrants, who unfortunately passed away. Her mother died of cancer in 1888, and her father, a wealthy and known merchant, passed in 1891. When Gertrude was still a young child, her family moved from Pennsylvania and went back to Europe. Stein spent her first years

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the motherly figures both eventually fight for power and control in a patriarchal society; however, while Gertrude shows some open defiance to Claudius at the end of the play, Mama takes a more indirect and sneaky approach to get what she wants. Both Gertrude and Mama are in troubled relationships with their husbands; Claudius uses Gertrude to his own advantage, and Mama gets abused by Papa. Regardless, through it all, both fight for what’s best for their children even though

The play Hamlet explores gender roles throughout it’s acts. The female characters Ophelia and Gertrude emphasize the way women were treated at the time in Elizabethan England. Through the actions other characters you can see how Hamlet reflects the oppression that other women faced during their time. Prince Hamlet is a prime example of a man who disrespects and disregards women and their feelings. Throughout the play, Prince Hamlet manipulates Ophelia multiple times. For example, in Act 2 Scene

women in the play displays social commentary. When Hamlet conveys his feelings towards Gertrude and Ophelia it shows how agitated he feels about women. Hamlet’s relationship with both women show who he is as a person and the development he makes with both Gertrude and Ophelia. Hamlet is only presented with two women throughout the play and it represents how women are viewed. Hamlet’s relationship with Gertrude

This analysis of Hamlet will focus on the female characters of Ophelia and Gertrude within the text. Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius, she is a kind, sweet natured girl of who Hamlet has fallen in love with. However, due to the control of both her father and brother Laertes, has been convinced that she should spy on young Hamlet as to what his intentions are. Whereas, Gertrude is a shadowy character with little involvement in the text; it is seen as though she has to live through Claudius in

Hamlet is a play centered around the revenge tragedy of Elizabethan drama, written by William Shakespeare. In Shakespeare’s play, the death of Old King Hamlet triggers different actions in its major characters; especially Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Laertes, and to a lesser extent Polonius and Ophelia. These actions are disastrous not only to Denmark as a political entity; but also lead to the deaths of the all the play’s characters, except for Horatio. In Act I Scene 5, the Ghost, seeming to be