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?Gertrude and Claudius? and "Hamlet", 2004.
This paper discusses John Updike?s ?Gertrude and Claudius? and
Shakespeare?s ?Hamlet?, upon which Updike based his novel.
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This paper explains that John Updike?s novel ?Gertrude and Claudius?, attempts to provide a past history for the Hamlet?s mother, Gertrude, but creates a far different woman than the sensual, guilty lady of the drama, ?Hamlet.? The author points out that what is so interesting about Updike?s version of the tale is, although the plot of the novel is virtually the same as the drama, Updike takes a completely different view of middle-aged sexuality. The paper relates that, in the Shakespearean play, Hamlet dominates the action, and there are only fleeting glimpses of Gertrude?s greater psychology; whereas, in Updike?s version, Gertrude is at the center of the drama.
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"Updike portrays a much more beautiful vision of middle-aged sexuality than young Hamlet?s mind can possibly dream of. Updike?s Gertrude did not ?sink? into moral turpitude, changing from a weeping widow to a lusty bride, as her son tells the audience. ?Why she would hang on him/As if increase of appetite had grown/ By what it fed on, and yet within a month?. With which she followed my poor father?s body, Like Niobe, al tears?. married with mine uncle.? (1.2.144-149) Rather, the carnal pleasures Gertrude enjoyed with Claudius in Updike?s vision were her first experiences of a full sensuality. When Claudius and Gertrude first enjoy a night together, Updike writes, ?Surges of sensation in her lower parts lifted her so high her voice was flung from her like a bird's lost call.?"
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Updike's "Gertrude and Claudius", 2002.
An analysis of the story and how it compares to Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
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This paper presents an analysis of Updike's "Gertrude and Claudius". While the plot remains the same as in Shakespeare's "Hamlet", Updike presents a completely different view of middle-aged sexuality in this story. The character of Gertrude is explored.
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"?The plot of Shakespeare?s ?Hamlet? seems complicated enough!? a casual reader might be tempted to exclaim. Why render the story even more complicated by attempting to surmise ?back story? of some of the more minor characters of the tale, in relation to the action of this already very long play? However, John Updike?s novel Gertrude and Claudius attempts create just such a prologue. In providing a past history for the hero?s mother Gertrude, Updike creates a far different woman in his novel than the sensual, guilty lady of the Jacobean drama ?Hamlet.?
"In Updike?s vision of Gertrude, Gertrude or ?Gerutha? was a strong, beautiful young woman who was married to a warrior Horwendil the Jute by her father. She didn?t love the man, but was forced into the arrangement. When the warrior?s father died, he and she assumed the throne of Denmark as king and queen. Gertrude never really accepted her status as wife of Horwendil and mother of Hamlet. She only came to a full sensuous understanding of herself as a woman when she entered into a liaison with her husband?s brother."
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Gertrude in "Hamlet", 2004.
Describes the role of the mother in the life of the character, Hamlet, in William Shakespeare's play.
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In William Shakespeare?s "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark", Hamlet?s mother, Gertrude, is subject to interpretations of womanhood and responsibility for the death of her husband and her marriage to his brother. The paper shows that inconsistencies in her roles of wife and mother make Gertrude?s position in Hamlet?s life a point of confusion. Her faults are an outlet for Hamlet?s rage and shame towards his father?s situation as cuckold and corpse.
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"The subjectivity given to Gertrude?s roles is a dividing point between the king and Hamlet in their plans for revenge. Gertrude is inconsistent in her affection, her drive and her degree of involvement in the death and cuckolding of the king uncertain. Nonetheless it is what others believe that shape their actions toward her. She is object to Hamlet?s rage and his desires, the confusion of blame and identity. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark examines the role of the female in a masculine world overturned by its own establishments of marriage and inheritance as well as the function of the subversive feminine."
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Hamlet, Ophelia, and Gertrude Explored, 2004.
Character analysis of the main characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
971 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper studies and identifies the real-life qualities imbued in the characters of Hamlet, Ophelia, and Gertrude, from the play "Hamlet". The paper presents examples of the characters' traits, qualities, and personal experiences that the audience can identify with and that have contributed to the appeal of "Hamlet" through the ages.
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"Hamlet?s procrastination begins early in the play as soon as the ghost visits him. Hamlet has good intentions as revealed when he says, ?Haste me to know?t that I with winds as swift . . . May sweep to my revenge? (I.v.29-31). Unfortunately, Hamlet?s hesitation renders him unable to kill Claudius. Furthermore, he begins to doubt his father?s ghost, which drives him to ?test? Claudius with the play, Mousetrap. Even with confirmation that Claudius is guilty, Hamlet still cannot bring himself to kill him, using the fact that killing Claudius in a moment of prayer would send him directly to heaven. Instead, Hamlet says he would rather kill him in a vile condition, ?When he is drunk asleep; or in his rage; Or in the incestuous pleasure of his bed? (III.iii 89-90). Hamlet even procrastinates so much that the Ghost returns."
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Hamlet and Claudius, 2004.
An analysis of Hamlet?s delay in seeking revenge against Claudius in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
2,845 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper examines how William Shakespeare?s "Hamlet" is a play about revenge and indecision and how, because Hamlet?s father is wronged, Hamlet himself spends most of the play deliberating on the subject of his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has killed his father, married his mother, and assumed the throne. It looks at how his father?s ghost pushes him to seek revenge, although he does not want to, and how there are many possible reasons for his delay in vengeance, among them Hamlet?s own mercurial nature and his desire to protect his mother. It examines Hamlet?s quest for vengeance by looking at the text directly and taking cues from secondary sources and concludes that Hamlet?s delay in taking vengeance is primarily based on his indecision, his self-interest, and his desire to protect Gertrude.
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"Throughout the play, Hamlet makes his own choices regarding his plan for avenging his father, and these choices are affected by his own personal ideas about fate and what he sees himself as being chosen for (vengeance). Hamlet represents reluctance to carry out what he sees as his destined goal of getting rid of his father?s murderer and his mother?s seducer: ?O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!? (Shakespeare, I,v, 188-9), he cries upon making Horatio and Marcellus swear to help him in his plans to oust Claudius. Hamlet is not just following the orders of his father?s ghost; he is struggling with his own goals and ideas about what is right and wrong; his conscience is
at war with his need for vengeance. He passes up many opportunities to either escape his fate of having to avenge his father and quiet his ghost or assure it. He chooses to make his vendetta intensely personal. This personal vendetta makes Hamlet a dangerous character because he is working on the whims of his own emotions."
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Hamlet and Claudius, 2004.
An analysis of the reasons for Hamlet?s delay in seeking revenge against Claudius in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
2,845 words (approx. 11.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 84.95
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This paper examines how Shakespeare?s "Hamlet" is a play about revenge and indecision and how, because Hamlet?s father is wronged, Hamlet himself spends most of the play deliberating on the subject of his revenge against his uncle, Claudius, who has killed his father, married his mother, and assumed the throne. It explores Hamlet?s quest for vengeance by looking at the text directly, taking cues from secondary sources, and concludes that Hamlet?s delay in taking vengeance is primarily based on his indecision, his self-interest, and his desire to protect Gertrude.
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"Throughout the play, Hamlet makes his own choices regarding his plan for avenging his father, and these choices are affected by his own personal ideas about fate and what he sees himself as being chosen for (vengeance). Hamlet represents reluctance to carry out what he sees as his destined goal of getting rid of his father?s murderer and
his mother?s seducer: ?O cursed spite/ That ever I was born to set it right!? (Shakespeare, I,v, 188-9), he cries upon making Horatio and Marcellus swear to help him in his plans to oust Claudius. Hamlet is not just following the orders of his father?s ghost; he is struggling with his own goals and ideas about what is right and wrong; his conscience is
at war with his need for vengeance. He passes up many opportunities to either escape his fate of having to avenge his father and quiet his ghost or assure it. He chooses to make his vendetta intensely personal."
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Why Doesn?t Hamlet Just Kill Claudius?, 2002.
An analysis of Hamlet's psyche which is the center of Shakespeare's play and the reasons why he didn't kill Claudius.
2,515 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 76.95
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Focusing on the evidence in the Hamlet?s first two soliloquies, this paper examines the psychological complexities that immobilize Hamlet and delay his revenge. It includes critical theories of T.S. Eliot and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Evidence is also presented to show that in modern terms Hamlet could be described as a manic depressive. A close analysis of the diction and imagery of the soliloquies is supplied.
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"Hamlet is Shakespeare?s adaptation of an old tale out of the ?revenge? tradition. As such it was considered an ?artistic failure? (Eliot) by T.S. Eliot and others who offered critical thoughts over the centuries. In opposition to Eliot, others, like Samuel Taylor Coleridge see in Hamlet a model of the psychological complexities that they imagine in themselves. Coleridge said, ?I have a smack of Hamlet? (Kermode 1135). With these words he started generations of scholars and theatregoers on their introspective analyses of how Hamlet?s delay in killing Claudius shows them something about their personal demons of delay. Hamlet had plenty of motive for killing Claudius, but the psychological perplexity of his character delays his revenge. If he just rushed ahead and killed Claudius, the play would be over way too soon and all those who read and watch Hamlet would lose the opportunity to see their own complicated psyches reflected in the central character. Believing that Shakespeare was concerned with deep questions of character and their universal application, rather than that he ?tackled a problem which proved too much for him? (Eliot), this paper, siding with the Coleridge faction, will analyze Hamlet?s first two soliloquies to show complex psychological factors that answer the question: Why Doesn?t Hamlet Just Kill Claudius?"
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Hamlet and Claudius, 2004.
A literary review of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" with particular focus on the issues of death and the afterlife.
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A study of Shakespeare's literature, focusing on premeditation and multiple deaths as determining factors in the afterlife. The character Clauduis in the Shakespearean play "Hamlet" dies multiple deaths to atone for his multitude of sins. This paper describes the ways and the reasons behind the "three deaths" of Claudius. The necesity for the multiple deaths and Hamlet's role in those deaths are justified within the context of the play. Also, justification for the death of Hamlet is given in respect to the murders of Claudius.
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"Drenched in the darkness of death, ?The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark? thrusts the reader into the solemn quest of young Hamlet as he agonizes over the life and death of his father. Within the confines of the medieval world, Hamlet attempts to bestow upon Claudius, Hamlet?s uncle and the murderer of his father and later his mother, proper retribution while eliminating his inner turmoil surrounding his slain parents. Hamlet was initially weary of killing another person. However, with careful construction, Shakespeare manages to have the protagonist kill off Claudius in three ways: the first to revenge the death of Hamlet?s father, the second in retaliation for the pain Claudius caused Hamlet by killing King Hamlet, and the third to avenge the death of Gertrude, Hamlet?s mother. All three methods of death happen simultaneously and use distinctly different manners of execution. The reasoning behind Shakespeare?s need to kill a character thrice is unclear, but certain theories evidence relevant information to substantiate possible motives."
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Claudius' Traits as A Machiavellian Character in "Hamlet", 2000.
A look at the character of Claudius from "Hamlet" as a quintessential Machiavellian character.
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In this essay, the character of Claudius from Hamlet is shown as a quintessential Machiavellian character. Niccolo Machiavelli wrote the book entitled The Prince, and is known by some for making the guidelines on how to become the best prince through lies, corruption, evil, and murder. This essay examines how Claudius, the King of Denmark fulfills these guidelines. Claudius' Machavellian character is shown through the way he deceives others about his virtue, his development of schemes, and his belief that rules can easily be broken.
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" A Machiavellian character is not hard to come by, and ample exist around us today. A person of this characteristic will break rules, pretend to be virtuous, plan schemes, and do anything they must, in order to receive what they strive for. In Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, a perfect example of such a character is displayed in Claudius, the New King of Denmark. Claudius performs many deceptive, and horrifying acts, which make him the quintessential Machiavellian character. Developing schemes, pretending to be virtuous, and proving his belief, through his actions, that rules may be broken, are the deeds he executes, which prove his true character."
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Gertrude and Religious Iconization of English Queens, 1998.
A discussion of religious iconography and the virgin-whore dichotomy in pre and post Elizabethan England using Elizabeth I. and Hamlet's Gertrude as examples of the virgin and whore characterization.
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A discussion of religious iconography as it relates to the Catholic Queens of England, Elizabeth I. and Hamlet?s Gertrude. This paper contains a discussion of the virgin-whore dichotomy as it relates to the depictions of the Catholic Queens of England and Elizabeth I. in comparison to Gertrude. It also deals with an interesting change in religious iconization as England made its movement in support of the Protestant faith. The argument defines and discusses three areas in which queens are compared to religious icons and how their success and failure in these areas establishes their places in the virgin-whore dichotomy.
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"To give the queen the desired position in the dichotomy as the virgin, queens were often equated with religious icons, making their legacies almost saintly. These images of holiness defined both the queen?s positions in the monarchy and the standards to which the future queens were held. After the fall of Catholicism in England, the iconizsation of the queen changed. Elizabeth in particular wasn?t associated by allegory alone to the Virgin Mary, but rather became the Virgin Mother of England in body as well as by allegory. This strengthened both her political position and her position in the virgin-whore dichotomy of the time. By comparing Queen Elizabeth, who was seen as a saintly, virginal figure, to Shakespeare?s character Gertrude, who was seen as lusty and betraying, the major virgin-whore dichotomy of the Elizabethan and post-Elizabethan age can be exemplified."
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Self-Writing and Gertrude Stein, 2006.
This paper reviews and analyzes the unique writing style of feminist writer Gertrude Stein in her book "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas."
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This paper defines the autobiography as one person's decision to chronicle his/her life by writing down the sum of their experiences, which allows readers to gain knowledge about him/her. The writer of this paper focuses on Gertrude Stein's writing in "The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas" which has since proven to be years ahead of feminist, literary and psychological theory. Stein was one of the first feminist fiction writers to bring the discussion of self-writing and its language to the forefront. The book chronicles the life of Stein and her long-time companion while focusing on the idea of self-definition. The title alone represents the parody Stein was creating by using the language of autobiography against itself. This paper examines Stein's method for breaking down both the societal constraints that foreclose on us and the walls of a genre that women, especially lesbian, expatriate writers, cannot identify with.
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"Essentially, Stein created the impersonal autobiography, a veiled construct allowing readers to enter, but leave with "only a vague idea of its situation." For instance, her descriptions of Alice and Gertrude travelling through the war zones in Europe are devoid of feeling. As she states, the war signaled the beginning of her studies of "the inside as seen from the outside." Readers learn that these two women were involved in history, but only an outline is given, opening the door for interpretation. Thus, the book chronicles her fascination with being "apart" of something, a movement, a nationality, a history, and yet being "a part" from it at the same time. In some instances, her and Alice play out a heterosexual relationship, in which Gertrude is the male and Alice is the female, or vice versa."
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Gertrude Stein, 2002.
A biography of the twentieth century writer Gertrude Stein and her unique style.
1,710 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper presents a brief biography of Gertrude Stein and examines her life and work. It begins by describing her education and the people that are said to have mostly influenced her career path. It then discusses her meeting of Alice Toklas and the eventual long-term lesbian relationship of the two. The writer looks at how her controversial and unique style of writing was influenced by her alternative personal life.
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"It is difficult to think of 1920?s Paris without recalling Gertrude Stein. A friend to some of the most prominent artists and writers of the 20th century, Stein is not only known for her own accomplished writing contributions, but also for her personal lifestyle. Gertrude Stein was born in 1874 near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She attended Radcliffe from 1893-1897, where she was a student of William James. One day Stein wrote, ?Dear Professor James, I am sorry but really I do not feel a bit like an examination paper in philosophy today??the next day James send her a postcard saying ?I understand perfectly how you feel, I often feel like that myself,? and then he gave her the highest mark in his course (World pg). She then began premedical work at Johns Hopkins. In 1902, she decided to take a break from her studies, and went abroad, finally joining her brother Leo in Paris at 27 Rue de Fleurus in 1903. Stein would not touch American soil again for thirty years. She once said, ?I have lived half my life in Paris, not the half that made me but the half in which I made what I made? (World pg)."
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Gertrude Stein and Literary Form, 2006.
A review of the life and work of Gertrude Stein.
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This paper reviews the life and work of Gertrude Stein, who wrote in the modernist period, a time that emerging societal concerns such as feminism and politics enticed many writers to break with conventional forms. Through this alteration in form, writers such as Stein were capable of using words to build their self expression about the world in which they lived.
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Chastising Gertrude, 1999.
An analysis of Act II, Scene 4 in Shakespeare's "Hamlet".
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This paper briefly looks at this section of the play and focuses on the speech given by Hamlet to his mother. It is from this speech that many people think Hamlet suffered an Oedipus complex. The writer states that this is not the case, but rather his loyalty for his father is still so strong, that the thought of his mother with any other man is adulterous. His seeming obsession with his mother?s sex life stems from the fact that adultery has to do with sex, not that he lusts after Gertrude.
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"The speech given by Hamlet to his mother in Act III, scene 4 enlightens the reader to a lot of what is in Hamlet?s mind. Everyone had finished watching the performance of ?The Mouse Trap? and Gertrude had summoned Hamlet to her chambers. Hamlet arrived and was in a rage. She thought that he was going to kill her and screamed for help. Polonius, hiding behind a wall covering yelled for help too. Hamlet, thinking that Polonius was the king, killed him. With that, Hamlet went on to give his speech."
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Gertrude Stein, 2002.
Examines the life history and works of this writer, as well as her influence on other writers.
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This paper focuses on a gifted thinker whose poetic form is sometimes misunderstood, but rarely ignored - Gertrude Stein. It delves into the life of a courageous woman who was a lesbian at a time when there was no gay movement. This paper also examines the tremendous impact Steins' work and life had on two prominent modern poets, Susan Howe and Lyn Hejinian.
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"The first thing many beginning poetry students often hear with reference to Gertrude Stein is that she is ?difficult? to read and comprehend. Plus, for some students and poetry aficionados, Gertrude?s eroticism, feminism and lesbianism might be a bit much to swallow. But, the alert instructor can lead a student past those little speed bumps emerging from the difficulties of Gertrude?s work, and into the light of day, to see that she really was presenting two abiding concerns through her artistry: a portrayal of the woman?s experience, and the exploration of how it is we see and organize what we see."
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