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 the Hamlet's indifferent attitude saying that he then exclaimed: “He shows himself pure. He mourns what happens" (IV.I.28). 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 a thing... of nothing. Take me to him. Hiding, fox and all” (IV.II.25-27, 29). 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 that she has done something immoral. Throughout the play Gertrude has always been unaware of what was happening around her. She realized that her marriage was too quick and it doesn't change the betrayal that befell Hamlet. However, during the last act, the battle between Hamlet and Laertes, Gertrude drinks from the poisoned cup without realizing it: “No, no, the drink, the drink! - O my dear Hamlet! The drink,