ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and Queen of Denmark. She was married to the murdered King Hamlet (represented by the Ghost in the play) and has subsequently wed Claudius, his brother. Her close relationships to the central male characters mean that she is a key figure within the narrative.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gertrude is portrayed as a loving mother, but not necessarily the most outwardly thinking. Any normal mother or even human being would have realized the issues that Hamlet was facing and would have tried to help. As Hamlet said, “O, most wicked speed, to post with such dexterity to incestuous sheets!

Detailed explanation-3: -Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and the queen. She married Claudius shortly after her husband died. Old Hamlet is the previous King of Denmark and Hamlet’s father. He has recently died but visits Hamlet as a ghost during the play.

Detailed explanation-4: -She’s affectionate, impulsive, and strong-willed. Although Gertrude has many good qualities, she’s not conspicuously intelligent. Moreover-fatally-she is a poor judge of character.

Detailed explanation-5: -In William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet’s mother and Queen of Denmark. Her relationship with Hamlet is somewhat turbulent, since he resents her marrying her husband’s brother Claudius after he murdered the king (young Hamlet’s father, King Hamlet).