She does try to protect Hamlet from Claudius in
Act IV, scene 1
. When describing to Claudius Hamlet's killing of Polonius, Gertrude covers up Hamlet's indifferent attitude by saying that he cried afterwards. … Gertrude's comment could indicate that she finally realizes Claudius may not be what he seems.
How did Gertrude protect Hamlet?
Gertrude's actions also help Hamlet with his drive to kill Claudius. Gertrude is Hamlet's shield. She protects him
as a hawk would protect its babies
. If Gertrude was not Hamlet's mother or of royalty then Hamlet would be dead.
How does Gertrude protect Hamlet after the death of Polonius?
Despite having just committed the accidental murder of Polonius, Hamlet does reveal to her that his “madness” is only an act, and he asks her not to tell. When she leaves him and goes straight to the King (Act IV scene i), she does tell about the murder but she continues
the charade of Hamlet's madness
.
How does Gertrude try to shield Hamlet in this scene?
Gertrude further tries to shield
her son by blaming his murder of Polonius
Does Gertrude truly believe Hamlet is mad or is she trying to protect him and his secret when she tells Claudius that in his madness Hamlet killed Polonius?
Gertrude certainly appears
to think that Hamlet is insane
. She tells Claudius frankly in act 4, scene 1, that he is as mad as the sea and the wind in a storm.
Why can't Gertrude see the ghost?
Gertrude seeing
the ghost would have served no purpose in the play
, or it would have been counter productive. The ghost could appear and disappear at will. He need the guards to see him, so they would pass the word on to Hamlet. He needed Hamlet to see him in order to send Hamlet on the road to revenge.
Does Gertrude think Hamlet is mad?
She saw him speak to the “incorporal air,” but he told her he was not mad. Later, Gertrude does what Hamlet asks and tells Claudius that Hamlet is mad. Since she goes along with this, we can assume that it is more likely that, by the end of this scene,
Gertrude does not think Hamlet is mad
.
What has happened to Ophelia?
In Act 4 Scene 7, Queen Gertrude reports that
Ophelia had climbed into a willow tree
(There is a willow grows aslant the brook), and that the branch had broken and dropped Ophelia into the brook, where she drowned.
Why is he so cruel to Ophelia immediately thereafter?
Why is he so cruel to Ophelia immediately thereafter? Hamlet is cruel to Ophelia
because he has transferred his anger at Gertrude's marriage to Claudius onto Ophelia
. In fact, Hamlet's words suggest that he transfers his rage and disgust for his mother onto all women.
How does Hamlet act after he has killed someone?
After witnessing Hamlet kill someone,
Gertrude hurries to find Claudius
. … The first time the audience sees Hamlet after he has killed someone, he says “Safely stowed.” What does he mean? He has hidden the body. Hamlet's attitude towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern changes over the course of the play.
What is Hamlet's tragic flaw?
The word ‘tragic flaw' is taken from the Greek concept of Hamartia used by Greek philosopher Aristotle in his Poetics. Shakespeare's tragic hero Hamlet's fatal flaw is his failure to act immediately to kill Claudius, his uncle and murderer of his father. His tragic flaw is ‘
procrastination
‘.
What two things does Hamlet's mother not do?
What two things does Hamlet command his mother not to do? …
Don't sleep with Claudius, and don't tell him anything.
What does the ghost say to Horatio?
Horatio asks the ghost to speak only “
if there be any good thing to be done that may to thee do ease and grace to me.
” This is precisely the debate among many scholars.
Why did Claudius marry Gertrude?
By marrying Claudius,
she is able to maintain the position of Queen
, she is not considered a widow, and she still holds some form of power. Furthermore, if she is in on Claudius' murder of her husband, she holds power over him as well.
Who does Hamlet tell that he is only pretending to be crazy?
The most obvious evidence is that Hamlet himself says he is going to pretend to be mad, suggesting he is at least sane enough to be able to tell the difference between disordered and rational behavior. Hamlet tells
Horatio
and Marcellus that he plans to “put an antic disposition on” (I.v).
Why does Hamlet refuse to clearly tell his mother that Claudius killed his father?
Hamlet delays killing
Claudius because Claudius represents Hamlet's innermost desires to sleep with his mother Gertrude
. And by killing Claudius, Hamlet would be killing a part of himself.
