However this could be due to the fact that Gertrude is, more than any other character in the play, the antithesis of her son, Hamlet. ... The fact that the characters are almost complete opposites and that Gertrude is arguably self cantered could be why Hamlet has to explain, in Act Three Scene Four, why he is so infuriated with her and Claudius. ... Due to it being used to portray a positive attribute in each character it could suggest that Paul views his mother in the same way as he views Miriam which hints at the oedipal theme that is present in both "Hamlet" and "Sons & Lovers." ... Despit...

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Hamlet's fear, separation, and mistrust form him into a typical malcontent character. ... "Shakespeare represents Hamlet's melancholy as genuine rather than stereotypical."5 Shakespeare did not attempt to have Hamlet conform to any criteria of the time, and with his non-conformity Hamlet appears as a true character and not someone who has been forced to be a certain way in order to generate a fixed response from the audience. ... Equal to other malcontent characters of the age, "Hamlet [...] is a bitter critic of the society in the midst of which he is placed."9 As other malcontents...

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• Grade Level: High School

Claudius and Hamlet Claudius & Hamlet, would the inhumane and sick character please step forth. ... He is overly concerned with his mother's relationship with Claudius, and this is just a part of his complex sickness. ...

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• Grade Level: High School