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She appears to be completely loyal to him up to the point where Hamlet says (in the closet scene) "Almost as bad, dear mother, as kill a king, and marry with his brother." Hamlet is accusing his mother of the murder of his father, but Gertrude is astonished and horrified by the suggestion. As the conversation goes on, she realizes that Claudius has murdered Hamlet Sr. for her.
As a result of this insight, she is more cautious with Claudius from this point on. When Claudius asks what has happened, she feeds him the line that Hamlet has taught her--that Hamlet was crazy when he killed Polonius. That's not strictly the truth and she knows it, but her loyalty is shifting from Claudius to Hamlet. Some commentators have said that Claudius' line "Oh, Gertrude, Gertrude, when sorrows come they come not single spies but in battalions" refers among other things to his knowledge that Gertrude is more distant than she was.
In some productions, Gertrude drinks the poisoned drink knowing it to be poisoned, thus protecting Hamlet, foiling Claudius' plan and redeeming herself from her part in her husband's murder in one stroke.
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∙ 13y agoLess than a month after King Hamlet's funeral.
Here is the relevant dialogue, from Scene 2 (which is Act 1 scene 2):
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Hamlet:
... and yet within a month . . .
Let me not think on it; frailty, thy name is woman;
A little month, ...
why she, even she -
... - married with my uncle
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Hamlet says "within a month."
He also says "a little month." What he means there is "a short month." In other words, if it had been counted as a whole month, (which it wasn't,) it would have been a short one.
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∙ 10y agoOpinions will vary on this one. She may have genuinely loved him. She may have been attracted to him as a powerful man. She may have felt that her position as a widow was insecure and that she looked to Claudius for security.
The text is probably most consistent with the idea that she genuinely loved Claudius, probably more than she loved her husband, who in his ghostly form at least does not seem to be very warm and friendly.
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∙ 14y agoYES, obviously :)
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∙ 11y agofour months
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How marries Claudius?
Gertrude, Hamlets mother.
Who died in Hamlet?
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
What is Claudius' relationship to Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's play?
Gertrude's first husband was King Hamlet. King Hamlet was the brother of Claudius. This makes Claudius and Gertrude in-laws. After Claudius murders King Hamlet, he marries Gertrude, so they are then husband and wife.
What line tells Hamlet there may have been an affair between Gertrude and Claudius?
The ghost tells him: "Ay, that incestuous, that adulterous beast With witchcraft of his wits, with traiterous gifts-- O wicked wit and gifts that have the power So to seduce--won to his shameful lust The will of my most seeming-virtuous queen. O Hamlet, what a falling off was there From me . . . and to decline Upon a wretch whose natural gifts were poor To those of mine." This language suggests that Gertrude and Claudius were lovers before the murder and indeed it would appear that Claudius committed the murder in part in order to marry Gertrude. Later in the play, Claudius says: "I am still posessed Of those effects for which I did the murder, My crown, mine own ambition, and my Queen."
How does claudis die in Hamlet?
Hamlet kills Claudius by stabbing him with the poisoned sword Laertes carried and by forcing Claudius to drink the dregs of the poisoned drink which killed Gertrude.
How marries Claudius?
Gertrude, Hamlets mother.
Who marries Claudius?
Gertrude.
Claudius and gertrude are the rulers of?
Claudius kills Old Hamlet the former king, then marries Gertrude (Old Hamlet's wife) so Claudius is now the King of Denmark.
How do the words and 'Thou turn a mine eyes into my very soul' show that Hamlet is succeeding in his goal?
Gertrude is examining herself and her actions in hastily marrying Claudius which Hamlet blames her so completely for, which is exactly what Hamlet wants. But it could be that it is the revelation that Claudius was the murderer of her first husband that is causing her concern, and that the spots she sees on her soul are her failure to examine Claudius's character more closely before marrying him. That is, Hamlet thinks that Gertrude was wrong to marry Claudius at all, whether because of worship of his father, or aversion to Claudius, but Gertrude may be regretting her marriage to Claudius only because it appears that he committed murder so he could marry her, not because of any other reason.
What was the name of Hamlets mother?
Hamlet's mother is Gertrude. She is the queen of Denmark and is married to Claudius. She was originally married to Old Hamlet before he was murdered by Claudius. Gertrude is a weak woman that needs a man around her (ie. her quick marriage to Claudius). Gertrude loves Hamlet dearly, but also watches as Hamlet is sent away to his death.
What does the ghost reveal to Hamlet about Claudius and Gertrude?
He reveals that Claudius murdered him. He doesn't tell Hamlet anything about Gertrude he didn't already know.
Why does Gertrude marry so quickly in Hamlet after her husbands death?
Some folks have speculated that Gertrude is the type of woman who will quickly gravitate to the most powerful man around. When Hamlet Sr. died, the most powerful person was Claudius so she gravitated to him. Others might say that things were pretty far advanced between Claudius and Gertrude before the murder and so it was a short step from there to marriage. Claudius says, "I am still possessed of those effects for which I did the murder: my crown, my own ambition, and my queen." Being able to marry Gertrude was clearly part of his motive for the murder so he must have known beforehand that he would get somewhere with her.
What does Claudius love the most in hamlet?
His wife, Gertrude.
Who marries Claudius in Hamlet?
Claudius is married to Gertrude (Hamlet's mother and widow to the former king).
How are Hamlet and king Gertrude related?
Claudius and King Hamlet were brothers. Gertrude was married to King Hamlet first, and then she married Claudius.
Who died in Hamlet?
Polonius, Ophelia, Gertrude, Hamlet, Claudius, and Laertes.
What would Hamlet have gertrude do?
Though he berates Gertrude at length, the only thing Hamlet actually tells Gertrude to do is to stop sleeping with Claudius.
