Hamlet's Mother

I have to disagree with Heilburn statement that Gertrude is not a weak individual. I absolutely think she is. To defend my point I will use Heilburn's statement "Lust - in a woman of forty-five or more - is the key word here." Gertrude desire sexual relations after the death of her husband shows, dove her into an incest marriage relationship. There is no excuse for an incest marriage. Lust is a horrible excuse. People that fall to the hands of lust in my eye site, are viewed as weak individuals. Lust is not an easy temptation to overcome, but if you cannot surpass lust, you have been beaten. You are weakened by the strengthening squeeze of lust. Although Heilburn may pinpoint that Gertrude is supportive of her sons grieving, "always hoping for the best" (pg. 11), and may seem forceful, she is a weak individual because she could not overcome lust.