Tuesday, October 22, 2013
I think I will write about the speech patterns of Queen Gertrude and King Claudius. I am choosing these two characters because there is an interesting dynamic at play, since Claudius is Gertrude's former brother in law. Claudius exerts his authority by speaking highly of himself. On the other hand, Gertrude speaks with less authority and passion because woman in Shakespearian times were not even remotely considered equals to men. Also, Claudius is living two different lives, one being the leader of Denmark, and the other being that he murdered his own blood, his brother for the throne of Denmark. It just so happens that the former king's son Macbeth is suspicious about his seemingly kind and noble uncle, and yet he lectures Macbeth on what is right and wrong.
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