... . However, just as critical interpretations gain favor throughout history, Gertrude's perceived corruption can be validly interpreted as motivated solely by sincere innate human desire. She acts as Hamlet's foil regarding motives throughout the closet scene, where her initially empowered state rebukes accusations of sexual corruption. This is emphasized through her perplexing at her son's accusations. ... expressing the persona's intense disillusionment with medieval contextual values, such as the sanctity of life and death. This pessimistic attitude resonates throughout the soliloquy, s...

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