Character Study: Interpretive AnalysisIn "Hamlet," Shakespeare commendably conveys, if you will, a "love story" between the main characters of the play. Hamlet, Gertrude and Claudius are the individuals he writes about. In this story, Gertrude must choose between her son, a loyal and sincere male figure in her life who has always supported and loved her, or a man who can offer her power and fulfill her dependent trait, which can be say is what she has. always sought to achieve. Gertrude's inability to see the bigger picture of King Claudius' deception and bad morals is what makes Gertrude a weak and submissive character. Although Gertrude means no harm, her lack of judgment contributes significantly to the rotten events that occur throughout the play. The choices Gertrude makes ultimately lead to her death and the downfall of those she loves as well. Gertrude's characterization makes it difficult to sympathize with her. From the beginning, Gertrude is portrayed as a weak-minded character who has no say in the cards she is dealt. She acts like she has no thoughts in her head and her submissiveness is what makes her a very unlikeable character. (Bedroom scene with Hamlet) There are only two female characters in Shakespeare's play, and neither Gertrude nor Ophelia are assertive in their roles. The source of Gertrude's submission is both her inability to stand up to men and her dependence on them. Although this may be a blow against her, I think it's the right choice. Gertrude doesn't have the will to stand up to Claudius and defend Hamlet, she just sits and watches her new husband call her son crazy, while she might also believe this to be true, she does nothing to help Ha...... middle of paper ......Claudius. She's someone who needs someone and can't be single and independent. She relies heavily on Claudius throughout the play. My next status was somehow different, instead of realizing Hamlet's pain and suffering, she was still very cold towards her father's death, so I wrote "Won't Hamlet move on thing..." Separately, for Gertrude's job description, I put "I am queen" and I think it fits because Gertrude was very proud of her nobility and position, she didn't let anything stop her from remain Queen of Denmark. Even though Gertrude is an inadequate mother and a weak-minded character, her death remains a shattering tragedy; while she was married to this horrible man, we are to believe that she did not know that this was her destiny. Gertrude's fatal flaw was her need for self-protection underwritten by nobility and her dependence on the male figures in her life..