The Wedding
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The Wedding scene is in ACT1 SCENE2. This scene is important because even though Gertrude is the widow queen, Claudius generally runs the show. In Shakespeare's time this isn't right. the order of succession upon a monarch's death is spouse, children(most of the time, male children then female children) in order of age then siblings in order of age and also gender specific. Gertrude should be taking the role of Claudius's dialogue and Claudius should be in the role of consort(husband yes, co-sovereign no). Its usually written somewhere that the spouse is a consort or the ruling sovereign has the choice of co- rule(Victoria1 & Prince Albert of England). Shakespeare did this in order to catch the attention of his audience.
Claudius speaks in this scene and tells of his marriage to his former sister-in-law now wife and commemorates the death of his brother the king Hamlet. Laertes asks Claudius for leave back to France. Notice he asks mainly Claudius not Gertrude and that Gertrude really doesn't say anything. His father, Polonius is asked if his permission was granted. Polonius isn't that high up in the food chain.
Two guards inform Claudius and Gertrude that Fortinbras is reneging on the deal to give up Norway. They're sent to get the details. here you see a foreshadowing of a military problem that's mostly in the background till the end.
Claudius speaks in this scene and tells of his marriage to his former sister-in-law now wife and commemorates the death of his brother the king Hamlet. Laertes asks Claudius for leave back to France. Notice he asks mainly Claudius not Gertrude and that Gertrude really doesn't say anything. His father, Polonius is asked if his permission was granted. Polonius isn't that high up in the food chain.
Two guards inform Claudius and Gertrude that Fortinbras is reneging on the deal to give up Norway. They're sent to get the details. here you see a foreshadowing of a military problem that's mostly in the background till the end.