Can women in Hamlet been seen as victim's in a man's world?

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English

 

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James S

 

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September 6, 2015

 

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This is not too strange for a play of Shakespeare's time however as in the past, women were regularly portrayed as socially and mentally weaker than men. A prime example of the weakness shown in the women is in act three, scene four in which Hamlet confronts his mother for the first time about her "incestuous" marriage to his father's brother...
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From the very start of the scene, Hamlet ultimately has control over the conversation which already shows weakness on Gertrude's side. Gertrude is the Queen and you would expect her to have power over Hamlet especially also as it was initially Gertrude who was the one that wanted to talk to Hamlet. It starts with Hamlets mother rebuking Hamlet but he simply dismisses everything she says and when she tells him she "will send for someone he will listen to", he physically grabs Gertrude and sits her down...
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