Hamlet vs. Gertrude

     Hamlet and Gertrude did not have the typical Mother -Son relationship we all like to think of. You know the one where the son is so close to his mother, he will do anything for her, and loves her no matter what.  Almost like a husband.

 Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark, is the antithesis of her son Hamlet. This is strange to think. They are blood, and yet they are so different from one another. Gertrude is selfish and like a child she longs to be delighted. After her husband, King Hamlet dies she never mourns. Instead a month after King Hamlet’s death she marries his brother, Claudius to keep her royalty as queen and forgets about her dead husband.

 Hamlet on the other hand is devastated. He tries to run to his mother for comfort, but she basically tells him that he is just being a big baby and need to get over it. He is disgusted by his mother. Not only because it is his uncle that she marries, but also because he believes that Uncle Claudius is the cause of his father’s death. Hamlet believes that Claudius murdered the King just so that he could take his seat on the throne and rule Denmark.

Though Prince Hamlet and his mother Gertrude are total opposites, they both end up dying.