In Hamlet by William Shakespeare, the queen of Denmark is hastily married to Claudius, Prince Hamlet's uncle. Claudius, a smart and loyal man, seems unnaturally paired for marriage with Gertrude, the old queen and Hamlet's mother. My first impression of her was that she was clueless, ditsy, and tended to sleep around. She purposely avoids Hamlet's propositions and ideas, and seems to have no idea of what is going on regarding Denmark. Her son is in fact, worried, and she almost doesn't care at all.
"Thou know'st `tis common; all that lives must die" (I.ii.72). Gertrude is basically telling Hamlet that his father died, so he should get over it. Hamlet is going through a sensitive time, and Gertrude appears as though she is just in the air and doing whatever everyone else is doing. She kind of reminds me of Flo, from the Progressive Insurance commercials. Somewhat clueless, different, and going with the flow.
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