Relation of religion with "HAMLET" Claudius's murder of King Hamlet, the act catalyzing the drama of the play, is presented as a sin of primordial character and cosmic implications. ... The king being peculiarly the image of God, regicide is a kind of deicide. ... Claudius is thus not only Cain but Adam.[7] Claudius's sin has, for Hamlet at least, turned Denmark into a fallen Eden; thorns and thistles dominate the landscape. ... Claudius has also wed Gertrude, Hamlet's mother and queen of Denmark. ... Denmark's king, queen, and crown prince lying dead on the floo...

• Word Count: 1931
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Some of the most interesting female characters in Shakespeare's writing are Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Viola and Olivia in Twelfth Night, and Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark and Hamlet's mother, in Hamlet. ... Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark, is obviously the most privileged and possibly powerful of the women who are considered here given her position as a royal. ... Hamlet is offended and embarrassed; he cannot understand why his mother would even want another relationship, but more importantly, he cannot accept that she flouts social norms and conventions by failing to...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate