Character Study: Interpretive AnalysisIn “Hamlet,” Shakespeare commendably conveys, if you will, a “romance” between the play's main characters. 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 satisfy her dependent characteristic, which can be said to be what she has. he always tried to reach. Gertrude's inability to see the bigger picture of King Claudius' deception and bad morals is what makes Gertrude a weak and submissive character. Even though Gertrude means no harm, her poor judgment contributes significantly to the rotten events that occur throughout the show. 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 feeble-minded character who has no say in the cards she is dealt. She acts like she doesn't have a thought in her head and her submissiveness is what makes her a very unlikable character. (Scene from the Hamlet Bedroom) 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 her inability to resist men and at the same time her dependence on them. While this might be a major strike against her, I feel like it's the right one. 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 mad, even though she may also believe this to be true, she does nothing to help Ha...... half of the sheet......Claudio. He is a person who needs someone and cannot be single and independent. It depends a lot on Claudio during the show. My next status was a little different, instead of realizing Hamlet's pain and suffering she was always very cold towards her father's death so I wrote "Hamlet will not go on..." Separately, for description of Gertrude's work I put "I am the queen" and I think this is fitting because Gertrude was very proud of her nobility and position, she didn't let anything stop her from remaining queen of Denmark. Although Gertrude is an inadequate mother and a feeble-minded character, her death is nevertheless a shocking 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 the need for self-protection afforded by nobility and her dependence on the male figures in her life..