In my blog, I have chosen to focus on the perspective of Gertrude, the Queen of Denmark. I have chosen this character, because of the various roles she has in William Shakespeare's play. As King Hamlet's widow and young Hamlet's mother, the audience would expect great sorrow at the loss of her husband and a father figure for her son. A large amount of situational irony rests on the fact that she remarries to Claudius, the new king, and her late husband's brother, shortly after becoming a widow. I found this extremely interesting from the perspective of one of the themes of the play, moral corruption. Although Young Hamlet and the Ghost of Hamlet, Sr. both show disgust towards the decisions of Queen Gertrude, she cannot help but continue her vanity and satisfy her shallow needs through her marriage with King Claudius. This quality of lust for materials and over-indulgence of oneself is a moral corruption, because it draws away from other characteristics of people. For example, the Queen's loyalty is overlooked until later in the play, because of her vanity. As this quality is so often found in celebrities, it will be easy for me to show throughout my character tasks.
Source: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/playanalysis/gertrudechar.html
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