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She is a loving mother. In the first act, she tries to coax Hamlet out of his depression. In the second, she shows her astuteness and concern for Hamlet's wild behaviour: "No doubt it is nothing but the main: his father's death and our own o'erhasty marriage."
But she has no idea of the depth of the Horror which Hamlet sees until the closet scene. Although she cares about Hamlet she doesn't really understand him. It is only when he says "Almost as bad, dear mother, as kill a king and marry with his brother." does she realize what is going on.
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Scene ii Hamlet is upset because his mother?
hamlet is upset with his mother because she remarried only 2 months after his father's death.
Does the Ghost speak only to Hamlet and not to Marcellus and Horatio?
Yes the ghost only speaks to Hamlet. The others can see him but cannot hear him. When the ghost visits Hamlet in his mother's closet, his mother can neither see nor hear him.
Who dies from a poisened chalice in Hamlet?
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, accidentally drinks the poison. This happened because she was giving a toast to Hamlet after winning the fencing match against Laertes but not knowing that Claudius intended to make Hamlet drink from that cup if the plant to poison him from fencing fails.
What did hamlet tell gertrude to do at the end of this act?
Hamlet tells his mother Queen Gertrude that she must repent choosing Claudius over his father. This occurs in Act 3 scene 4 of Hamlet.
When does Hamlet vent his anger on someone who didn't deserve it?
Most noticeably when he arranges for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern's death when they were just the messengers. His anger at Ophelia, Gertrude and Polonius may also be seen as misplaced. It is Claudius who he should be angry with. Hamlet is angry with his mother, but his mother had no part in the death of Hamlet's father nor did she know that Claudius had killed him.
What fuels Hamlet's resentment toward Claudius in scene II?
Hamlet: Farewell, dear mother. Claudius: Thy loving father, Hamlet Hamlet: My mother--father and mother is man and wife, man and wife is one flesh, and so, my mother. In some productions, he kisses Claudius on the lips at this point, just like freaking Bugs Bunny. Now that's contempt.
Who Hamlet's mother?
Gertrude is Hamlet's mother.
What support the interpretation that Hamlet suffers from an Oedipus complex?
His passive resistance to his father's wishes && His rage toward his mother (APEX)
What would Hamlet happen have his mother do?
In Shakespeare's "Hamlet," Hamlet wishes for his mother, Gertrude, to confront her actions and reflect on her hasty marriage to Claudius after King Hamlet's death. He desires her to feel remorse for her betrayal and to seek redemption, ultimately hoping she will reject Claudius and align herself with the truth of her first husband's murder. This desire is rooted in Hamlet's deep sense of betrayal and his complex feelings towards his mother.
Was ophelia Hamlet's mother?
Gertrude is Hamlet's mother. Ophelia is his love interest.
Why did the ghost appear when Gertrude and hamlet were alone Act 3?
In Act 3 of Shakespeare's "Hamlet," the ghost appears when Gertrude and Hamlet are alone to emphasize Hamlet's emotional turmoil and the weight of his unresolved feelings toward his father's murder. The ghost serves as a reminder of Hamlet's duty to avenge his father's death, heightening the tension of the moment. Additionally, it symbolizes Hamlet's internal struggle between his desire for action and his feelings of betrayal and disgust toward his mother. The ghost's appearance also signifies the thin line between reality and the supernatural in Hamlet's world.
Who did Hamlets mother remarry?
Hamlet's mother married his uncle (his father's brother) after his father's death.
Who Married Hamlet's uncle?
Hamlet's mother married his uncle. Distraught over this, and the fact his uncle killed his father, Hamlet began plotting to kill him.
Who is Hamlet's mother?
Gertrude
Who was Gertrude in Shakespeare's plays?
Gertrude is the name of Hamlet's mother in Hamlet.
What does the ghost command him not to do in Hamlet?
The ghost tells Hamlet not to bother his mother.
How guilty is Hamlet's mother?
She feels very guilty and she tells Hamlet so. Hamlet asked her to not reveal that he is not really crazy. She then protects Hamlet for the murder of Polonius by telling the king that Hamlet has gone mad. However, it is clear that Gertrude is not as guilty as you might think. She was not aware of the fact that Claudius had killed her first husband for her until Hamlet says "Almost as bad, dear mother, as to kill a king and marry with his brother." "To kill a king?" she asks. She had no idea. Nevertheless she was the motive, or part of the motive for the crime, and this makes her feel guilty.
