i was rather surprised in reading the analysis of "Hamlets mother" by Heilbrun. when i read Hamlet, i thought the mother was a nasty, almost naive woman. i understood her foil to Ophelia, but i didnt think her to be such an important character. in reading this essay, she is characterized in so many differnet ways, almost contradicting of one another. She is argued to be unintelligent and dull, yet seems strong minded and caring. she seems indifferent, yet "sentimental". she is characterized as being "real" and understanding reality and aware of her surroundings, yet corrupt and weak. i found the analysis to be very informative and supported, which made me see her character more clearly.
The analysis of her faithfulness to the King before he died was very detailed and very well analyzed. it makes the reader really focus on the text and the diction. i liked how the critics incorporated the meaning of certain words in Elizabethian times and explained how their meaning has changed over the ocurse of decades. this brings light to someof shakespeares meanings and intenetions of his text.
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