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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 ).
Claudius hastily married King Hamlet's widow, Gertrude, Hamlet's mother, and took the throne for himself. Denmark has a long-standing feud with neighbouring Norway, in which King Hamlet slew King Fortinbras of Norway in a battle some years ago.
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Few Shakespearean characters have caused as much uncertainty as Gertrude, the beautiful Queen of Denmark. The play seems to raise more questions about Gertrude than it answers, including: Was she involved with Claudius before the death of her husband? Did she love her husband? Did she know about Claudius’s plan to commit the murder?
One of the defining aspects of Gertrude's character is her marriage to Claudius, Hamlet's uncle. Following the death of her husband, King Hamlet, Gertrude quickly marries Claudius, thus becoming the Queen of Denmark.
Gertrude, Queen of Denmark. Hamlet's mother, King Claudius' wife, King Hamlet's widow. [ This is an annotated list of all appearances and all mentions of this character.] Janet Zarish as Queen Gertrude. and Jeffrey Carlson as Hamlet.
Gertrude is the Queen of Denmark, and King Hamlet's widow, now married to Claudius, and mother to Hamlet. The Ghost appears in the image of Hamlet's father, the late King Hamlet (Old Hamlet). Polonius ("Corambis" in "Q1") is Claudius's chief counsellor, and the father of Ophelia and Laertes.
Gertrude is the widow of Old Hamlet and the present wife of Claudius, Hamlet’s mother, and the Queen. She is not a native Dane. She married her brother-in-law quickly after her husband’s death, but has mostly repressed whatever feelings of guilt she has for doing so.
