Frailty, Thy Name is Woman. The depictions of Gertrude and her femininity in Franco Zeffirelli and Gregory Doran’s adaptations of "Hamlet"

Hausarbeit , 2021 , 14 Seiten , Note: 1,0

Anglistik - Sonstiges

The directors reinterpret the character of Gertrude to fit a more contemporary understanding of womanhood whilst considering the play’s misogyny: Zeffirelli's Gertrude represents a glorified woman, objectified by the male gaze and Doran's Gertrude an autonomous woman, who is prone to being manipulated.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Gertrude’sAutonomyatCourt
a. Gertrude’s Role as a Woman
b. Gertrude’sRole as a Wife and Widow
c. Gertrude’s Role as aMother

3. Conclusion

4. Works Cited

• Veranstaltung: Hamlet - Text and Film
• Note: 1,0
• Autor: Laura Kraus (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
• Seiten: 14
• Katalognummer: V1334155
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346825537
• ISBN (Buch): 9783346825544
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: Hamlet, Gertrude, Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Franco Zeffirelli, Gregory Doran, David Tennant, Penny Downie, womanhood, femininity