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Examine how Shakespeare looks at the role of women through Gertrude and the men in her life. Shakespeare's "Hamlet" was first published in1603, a time when women were very much seen to be second class citizens and inferior to men in almost everyway. She is possibly one of Shakespeare's most confusing characters throughout his plays. More questions are raised throughout the play about her than are answered. It is never quite known if she was involved with Claudius before her husbands' death, if she loved her husband or if she truly even loves Claudius now. Gertrude is found in a position where she is conflicted by the roles different men wish her to play. She is, throughout, questionable, by both her son, Hamlet, and her husband, Claudius, both continually unsure of her loyalties and motives. Gertrude comes across as an unsure woman and, like Ophelia, reliant on the men in her...

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