Read the excerpt from Hamlet, Act III, scene iv.Gertrude: Why, how now, Hamlet!Hamlet: What’s the matter now?Gertrude: Have you forgot me?Hamlet: No, by the rood, not so: You are the queen, your husband’s brother’s wife; And,—would it were not so!—you are my mother.
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Hamlet defines Gertrude only by her relationship to men.
H
Hamlet uses sharp language to express his emotions.
H
Hamlet is upset with his mother because his father is dead.
H
Hamlet has forgotten how it feels to have a male role model.