Essay Archive - Hamlet: Ophelia and Gertrude
Hamlet: Ophelia and Gertrude
Ophelia and Gertrude. Two different women who seem to be trapped in the
same circumstances in relation to Hamlet.
Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and the Queen of Denmark. She is married to
the present King, Claudius, who is suspected by Hamlet to have killed his father,
King Hamlet, who also happens to be Claudius's brother. Gerturde has somehow
ended up in the plot of King Hamlet's death and in the eyes of her son, seems to
be a monster and an aide to an adulterating deed.
Ophelia, the daughter of Polonius who is the King's trusted councilor
and is later killed in the play and he forbids his daughter to ....
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