Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Hamlet vs Mothe
We see that Hamlet is extremely upset at himself and I feel that this anger is geared towards a lonely bi standard, his mother. Hamlet's anger comes from the fact that he is holding in that it was Claudius who killed Hamlet sr. and he is so frustrated and disappointed in himself for not doing anything, that he is trying to belittle his mother to make his mother feel bad and to feel frustrated and confused like Hamlet. We see Hamlet's insecurity and distress that he must deal with and overcome. In this scene, Hamlet does whatever he can to make is mother angry and tries to make her regret her decision of marrying the King. This is extremely immature and really shows that he has gone mad. The way he approached his poor old mother was extremely rude and out of context. Hamlet should be aware that his mother has to be subservient to the King as women back in the 1200's had a very little voice and had to follow whatever the man was saying. So Gertrude did not need to hear that what she is doing is wrong and if anything this causes more pain and distress for Hamlet as ultimately he makes his mother confused and angry and Gertrude goes and tells the king that it was Hamlet that killed Polonius. If Hamlet would not have belittled his mother, then maybe his mother would have kept it a secret, but his poor attitude and tone leads him to dig even a bigger hole for himself that he needs to get out of. If Hamlet would not have belittled her through his harsh words and tone then maybe Hamlet might have been saved and she might have covered up for him but the fact that his mother was not only speechless to Hamlet's attack but also saw this man's madness, made her realize that maybe Hamlet is really turning mad especially when he talks to the air, when the audience knows it the ghost. This is the beginning of the end.
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