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Characters and relationships

Hamlet
Claudius
Gertrude
Ophelia

Confused emotions

Think about: Do Shakespeare's women have a say in their own destiny?

Gertrude

An explanation of the extra scene
The text of the Quarto scene
The women in Hamlet's life:
confused emotions
The final scene: the end for Gertrude
Gertrude's choice
The closet scene in rehearsal
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