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Shakespeare puts Hamlet into a situation in which he must deal with the betrayal and murder of his father by his own family me
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Shakespeare puts Hamlet into a situation in which he must deal with the betrayal and murder of his father by his own family members. Shakespeare intends the audience to think that there was an unnatural relationship between Gertrude and Hamlet. In act three, scene four; Polonius hides himself in Gertrude's bedroom behind a tapestry. Polonius tells Gertrude to tell Hamlet nearly everything and be forthright with him. Hamlet comes into the room and Gertrude scolds Hamlet for offending her father, Claudius. Hamlet responds by saying that she offended his father, meaning the old King Hamlet. Hamlet bullies Gertrude and Polonius makes a reaction from the behind of the tapestry. Hamlet takes out his sword and puts it through the tapestry killing Polonius. Hamlet lifts up the tapestry and expects to see Claudius, but he sees Polonius instead. Hamlet turns on Gertrude saying that his father was "God-like," full of courage and...
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