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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 ).
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, usually shortened to Hamlet ( / ˈhæmlɪt / ), is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play.
Franco Zeffirelli's 1990 film of Hamlet stars Mel Gibson as the title character, with Glenn Close as Gertrude, Alan Bates as Claudius and Helena Bonham Carter as Ophelia. Film scholar Deborah Cartmell has suggested that Zeffirelli's Shakespeare films are appealing because they are "sensual rather than cerebral", an approach by which he aims to ...
Gertrude, the complex character in Shakespeare's Hamlet, plays a pivotal role in the events of the play. Her marriage to Claudius and her ultimate fate contribute to the larger themes explored. Is she a victim, a villain, or something in between?
An overview of the characters and cast of the 2009 TV adaptation of the Royal Shakespeare Company production with David Tennant.
Gertrude is a character in Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, and she is Prince Hamlet’s mother. There are some characters in Shakespeare that defy analysis because they are too difficult to make out, and Gertrude probably heads that list.
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Hamlet Navigator's annotated index of all appearances and all mentions of Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet, with links to appropriate passages and scene summaries.
