What does Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to do? Gertrude and Claudius encourage him to
cease grieving and to get on with life
. Gertrude asks Hamlet why he seems so particularly affected by his father's death, and Hamlet snaps at her that, unlike his mother and her husband, he has no pretenses.
What do Claudius and Gertrude want Prince Hamlet?
What do Claudius and Gertrude want Prince Hamlet to do? They want him to
stop mourning about his father's death
.
What 2 things do Claudius and Gertrude want Hamlet to do?
What request does Claudius and Gertrude make of Hamlet?
What does Queen Gertrude want Hamlet?
What are Claudius and Gertrude's views of Hamlet's mourning?
Like Gertrude,
Claudius seems to be very uncomfortable with the grief Hamlet displays
. He tells Hamlet there is something wrong with him for not having gotten over his grief yet.
How do Claudius and Gertrude treat Hamlet's grief?
Why is young Hamlet grieving? How do Claudius and Gertrude treat his grief? He is grieving over his father's death and his mother's quick marriage to Claudius.
They tell him that his grief is inappropriate and unmanly
.
What are Gertrude and Claudius worried about concerning Hamlet?
Claudius and Gertrude are worried about
Hamlet, who's been acting crazy in court
, so they dispatch Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to spy on him. Polonius arrives with the ambassador Voltemand in tow, both bearing good news.
Who married Hamlet?
| Gertrude | Family King Hamlet (husband; deceased) King Claudius (brother-in-law, husband, deceased) Prince Hamlet (son, deceased) |
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What is the purpose of Claudius speech to Hamlet?
He was mourning the death of his beloved father and his mother's marriage to his uncle. In Act 1 Scene 2 Claudius gives Hamlet a speech
to try and get him to stop bringing up his father
, probably fearing that the more the late King was talked about, or remembered, the more likely people were to look into his death.
What theme is introduced through the conversation between Gertrude and Claudius have with Hamlet?
Closely linked to the theme of madness versus feigned madness is the theme of
appearance versus reality
. This idea is introduced in Act One. Queen Gertrude asks Hamlet why he is still so heavily mourning the death of his father, claiming that he seems to be grieving more than is necessary.
How does Gertrude protect Hamlet?
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.
What bothers Claudius and Gertrude about Hamlet's dress?
What bothers Claudius and Gertrude about Hamlet's dress?
They're black, indicating he's still mourning his father
; they feel he should have moved on by now due to the commonality in cycle of a patriarchal death. Why does Claudius want Hamlet to remain in at court?
Why does Claudius justify his marriage to Gertrude?
He justifies his admittedly hasty marriage to Gertrude, the widowed queen, by saying that
the marriage had been done in the best interest of Denmark and with the approval of the courtiers
.
Does Claudius really love Gertrude?
Claudius's love for Gertrude may be sincere, but it also seems likely that he married her as a strategic move
, to help him win the throne away from Hamlet after the death of the king.
Does the queen love Hamlet?
Gertrude describes her love for Hamlet when she asks him not to return to Wittenberg
. When she shares with Ophelia her hope that the young woman would have married her Hamlet, she divulges her wish for his happiness. However, she never declares any kind of emotion for Claudius, either positive or negative.
What is Claudius advice to Hamlet?
What do Claudius and Gertrude say to Hamlet about showing sadness after his father's death?
Why is Hamlet upset about his mother's marriage to Claudius?
What do the King and Queen instruct Hamlet's two friends to do?
King Claudius instructs courtiers and childhood friends of Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to
find out what is causing Hamlet's strange “transformation;” or change of character
. Queen Gertrude reveals that only King Hamlet's death and her recent remarriage could be upsetting Hamlet.
What does Gertrude think is the cause for Hamlet's descent into insanity?
How does Hamlet feel about the king and queen?
How does Hamlet feel about the King and Queen? He thinks his uncle is not worthy of the title of king, and that his dad is barely buried and his mom has already moved on.
Angry and betrayed
.
What does Queen Gertrude guess that troubles Hamlet?
Who killed Hamlet?
Hamlet dies on-stage, stabbed by Laertes with a blade poisoned by
Claudius
(it seems to be the poison that kills him, since he takes a while to die).
What do Hamlet and his mother discuss in her private chamber What mixed feelings does Gertrude experience as she listens to her son?
What do Hamlet and his mother discuss in her private chamber? What mixed feelings does Gertrude experience as she listens to her son? Hamlet and his mother discuss the fact that
she married Claudius so quickly after her late husband died
. More than that, she married her first husband's brother and killer.
Does Hamlet want to sleep with Gertrude?
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.
Is Hamlet in love with Gertrude?
Who is Hamlet in love with?
It is likely that Hamlet really was in love with
Ophelia
. Readers know Hamlet wrote love letters to Ophelia because she shows them to Polonius. In addition, Hamlet tells Ophelia, “I did love you once” (3.1.
Why does Claudius want Hamlet dead?
How does Claudius manipulate Hamlet?
How is Gertrude manipulated in Hamlet?
Claudius manipulated Hamlet by convincing Laertes to duel him a poisoned battle. He provided a poisoned cup with which Gertrude drank to her death.
Claudius manipulated Gertrude to death, and with loving manipulation to her son.
What does the representation of Hamlet and Gertrude's relationship reveal about him?
What is the purpose of the play Hamlet?
The main purpose of the play-within-a-play is to “
catch the conscience of the King
.” Hamlet plans to have a troupe of actors perform the suspected circumstances of his father's death, reasoning that if Claudius did kill his father, his guilt will become evident when he watches the play.
What are the two main things that Claudius explains in his monologue?
What are the two main things that Claudius explains in his monologue?
His brother's (King Hamlet) unfortunate death and Prince Fortinbras' plan
. What is Young Fortinbras' plan? To win his land back and avenge his father.
How does Claudius justify his marriage to Gertrude?
He justifies his admittedly hasty marriage to Gertrude, the widowed queen,
by saying that the marriage had been done in the best interest of Denmark and with the approval of the courtiers
.
Did Claudius really love Gertrude?
Claudius's love for Gertrude may be sincere, but it also seems likely that he married her as a strategic move
, to help him win the throne away from Hamlet after the death of the king.
