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A 4 page report analyzing Hamlet's mother, Queen Gertrude. Married incestuously to Hamlet's uncle, who murdered his brother and then took his place both on the throne and in his bed, Gertrude's attitude toward Hamlet's accusations was along the lines of, 'What have I done?' Operating in total mental oblivion for most, if not all, her adult life, Hamlet forces her to face reality as it is, rather than how she has chosen to see it. No additional sources cited.
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the mind without blocking the heart, a feat that is difficult to accomplish, but necessary in feigning awareness. The superficiality is two-fold: it prevents the veiled mind from
operating in a mode that lets it recognize and deal with the true realities of life, and it is temporary. That temporary period may last for years, but when
awareness of reality begins to seep in, the veil eventually breaks under the rush of missed opportunities, misunderstandings, misjudgments and an excruciating awareness of much of life was missed while
the veil was intact and in place. With Hamlets prodding, Gertrudes veil first leaked, then finally burst. In the Middle Ages preceding Shakespeares era, intrigue and murder were known,
if not widely accepted, paths to thrones. While it is implausible that Gertrude-conventional, sentimental and shallow-thinking-would have an adulterous liaison while in the position of Queen of Denmark, the
fact is nonetheless primary to the construction of Hamlet. Claudius ability to quite literally step into his brothers place as King of Denmark and husband to Queen Gertrude is
highly credible, given the setting and the time in history. Gertrude must have experienced some grief over the loss of her husband, but apparently was able to move happily
and quite unthinkingly into a marriage to his murderer, and was able to ignore the facts and clues that encircled her, pointing to her newest husband as the center of
blame. Some analysts say that Claudius, experiencing preliminary pangs of guilt over his actions, is contemplating confession at the opening of the play. Going on to say that while
giving up the power of the throne and possibly facing execution are deterrents (Stone 71), the possibility of losing Gertrude is the prime obstacle to his confession, because he loves
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