... delivering the line, "Stewed in corruption, honeying and making love," with contempt. This not only shocks the audience by the manner in which Hamlet uncharacteristically loses control but also displays his disgust at the incestuous relationship of Gertrude and Claudius as well as his own "lust" for his mother ... her does not necessarily reflect his strength as a character because she is a woman in an era when female opinions counted for little. When Hamlet shows his lust for his mother it is arguably a sign of weakness, for it is doubtful that he would ever want to reveal or ... the...

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