ShakespeareвЂ™s description of Gertrude and Ophelia depicts them as dependent on men. Hamlet expresses a lot of concern regarding both Gertrude and OpheliaвЂ™s morality and views women in general as deceitful because of GertrudeвЂ™s quick marriage to Claudius after the death of his father. I have heard of your paintings too, well enough. He also tells Ophelia that he is aware of her deceit by telling her:

He says that when he was alive вЂњshe would hang on him/as if increase of appetite had grown by what it fed onвЂќ (1.2.143-144) but вЂњyet, within a monthвЂќ (1.2.145) she marries Claudius and that вЂњa beast that wants discourse of reason/would have mourned longerвЂќ (I.2.150-151). He doubts whether Gertrude had really loved his father due to her quick remarriage after his death and insufficient mourning. Hamlet also views Ophelia and Gertrude as deceiving. Hamlet also tells Ophelia to вЂњget thee to a nunneryвЂќ (III.3.121) so that she wouldnвЂ™t вЂњbe a breeder of sinnersвЂќ (III.3.122). Hamlet is disgusted with GertrudeвЂ™s quick marriage to Claudius which he views as morally wrong and describes as вЂњmost wicked speed, to post/with such dexterity to incestuous sheetsвЂќ (I.2.156-157) and вЂњan act/that blurs the grace and blush of modestyвЂќ (III.4.41-42). Hamlet views Gertrude and Ophelia as deceiving and being defined by their morals. Hamlet views both women by their morals and Shakespeare depicts both Gertrude and Ophelia as dependent on men. Gertrude and Ophelia share similarities in both HamletвЂ™s view of them and in ShakespeareвЂ™s description of them. In ShakespeareвЂ™s play Hamlet, the only two women in the play are HamletвЂ™s mother Gertrude and HamletвЂ™s love interest Ophelia.

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