Hamlet And Gertrude's Relationship
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. He was obviously hurt and angered that she remarried so quickly, but when he spoke to the ghost of King Hamlet, his view of his mother changed. He went from thinking she was a good, dedicated wife to "that incestuous, that adulterate beast". Hamlet
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Polonius told Gertrude to find out why Hamlet has been so weird. Polonius hid and listened to the conversation. Gertrude asked why he was being disrespectful to Claudius and Hamlet responded by saying how she was disgusting to his father by marrying Claudius. She then becomes scared that Hamlet was going to hurt her. He then realizes Polonius was hiding and kills him thinking it was Claudius. Gertrude sees this happen and says that Hamlet's actions were bloody. He then accuses Gertrude of conspiring to kill his father and says “A bloody deed—almost as bad, good-mother,/As kill a king and marry with his brother” (III. iv. 27-28). Gertrude was surprised to hear that Hamlet thinks she killed King Hamlet. Hamlet then kept throwing accusations at his mother making her feel terrible about herself. She couldn't bear hearing this anymore and say eventually she says "O Hamlet, speak no more!/ Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul,/ And there I see such black and grained spots…” (III.iv. 78-80). This is her saying she realizes the wrong she has done. He still believes that Gertrude has betrayed his father, but now he does not believe that she murdered him. Hamlet then sees the ghost of his father again and starts to talk to it. The ghost tells Hamlet to refocus on the plan to kill Claudius. Gertrude does not see the ghost and thinks Hamlet is mad. Hamlet preaches that he is completely sane and that he has been faking
Polonius told Gertrude to find out why Hamlet has been so weird. Polonius hid and listened to the conversation. Gertrude asked why he was being disrespectful to Claudius and Hamlet responded by saying how she was disgusting to his father by marrying Claudius. She then becomes scared that Hamlet was going to hurt her. He then realizes Polonius was hiding and kills him thinking it was Claudius. Gertrude sees this happen and says that Hamlet's actions were bloody. He then accuses Gertrude of conspiring to kill his father and says “A bloody deed—almost as bad, good-mother,/As kill a king and marry with his brother” (III. iv. 27-28). Gertrude was surprised to hear that Hamlet thinks she killed King Hamlet. Hamlet then kept throwing accusations at his mother making her feel terrible about herself. She couldn't bear hearing this anymore and say eventually she says "O Hamlet, speak no more!/ Thou turn’st mine eyes into my very soul,/ And there I see such black and grained spots…” (III.iv. 78-80). This is her saying she realizes the wrong she has done. He still believes that Gertrude has betrayed his father, but now he does not believe that she murdered him. Hamlet then sees the ghost of his father again and starts to talk to it. The ghost tells Hamlet to refocus on the plan to kill Claudius. Gertrude does not see the ghost and thinks Hamlet is mad. Hamlet preaches that he is completely sane and that he has been faking