When Gertrude tries to protect Hamlet from Claudius in Act IV, Scene 1, when she describes Hamlet's killing of Polonius to Claudius, Gertrude hides Hamlet's indifferent attitude saying he cried afterward: “He shows himself to be pure. He mourns what happens" (IV.I.27). She knows that Hamlet has shown no pain, but as a mother she wants to describe him in a way that makes things easier for him. However, this does not change the conflict towards Gertrude and Hamlet. Hamlet is still raging with revenge, and Gertrude's act of nurturing does not help the situation: “The body is with the king, but the king is not with the body. The king is something... nothing: take me to him. Hide the fox, and all the rest” (IV.II.22-23, 25). Gertrude's acts do not stop Hamlet from seeking revenge. He does not have the intuition to distinguish between sincerity and deception in people. She seems to be more concerned about being between two men in her life than about the possibility of having done something