The Queen in Shakespeare’s Q1 Hamlet : Gertred and the Politics of Motherhood

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2024

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Early Theatre: A Journal Associated with the Records of Early English Drama

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Early Theatre : A Journal Associated with the Records of Early English Drama ; vol. 27 no. 1 (2024)

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Hamlet Gertred Queen Feminism Q1

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Amleth (Legendary character) Hamlet

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Joshua R. Held, « The Queen in Shakespeare’s Q1 Hamlet : Gertred and the Politics of Motherhood », Early Theatre: A Journal Associated with the Records of Early English Drama, ID : 10.12745/et.27.1.5549

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Although long maligned, the 1603 first quarto of Shakespeare’s Hamlet (Q1) portrays a strong queen and mother figure in Gertred, specifically in a scene that is unique to this version of the play. While some grant that Gertred may be a more sympathetic character than her counterpart Gertrard in the second quarto (Q2) or Gertrude in the Folio (F), critics generally neglect the Q1-only scene involving her and Horatio, finding it repetitious and dull. This essay’s close reading of this scene shows that Gertred excels at diplomatic intrigue, building strategic alliances through a distinctive politics of motherhood.

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