Her name may derive from Gertrude of Bavaria, who was Queen of Denmark in the late 12th century. According to Hamlet, she scarcely mourned her husband's death before marrying Claudius. Gertrude reveals no guilt in her marriage with Claudius after the recent murder of her husband, and Hamlet begins to show signs of jealousy towards Claudius. 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). In William Shakespeare's play Hamlet, Gertrude is Hamlet's mother and Queen of Denmark. King Claudius (brother-in-law, husband, deceased) Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.50in - 1.00in - 1.'Hamlet and His Mother' by Eugène Delacroix.For more information, visit Book Details In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs. An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading Essay by Michael Neill The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world's largest collection of Shakespeare's printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library's vast holdings of rare books An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play An introduction to reading Shakespeare's language

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Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play Among them: What is the Ghost-Hamlet's father demanding justice, a tempting demon, an angelic messenger? Does Hamlet go mad, or merely pretend to? Once he is sure that Claudius is a murderer, why does he not act? Was his mother, Gertrude, unfaithful to her husband or complicit in his murder? This edition includes: Much of its fascination, however, lies in its uncertainties. It follows the form of a 'revenge tragedy,' in which the hero, Hamlet, seeks vengeance against his father's murderer, his uncle Claudius, now the king of Denmark. Hamlet is Shakespeare's most popular, and most puzzling, play.

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