1. Character Analysis - Gertrude in Hamlet
American 1900 - 1980 Sister Gertrude Morgan was an active member of the Baptist Church since her childhood days in Lafayette, Alabama. She was 37 years old when she found her true vocation, as she told it, "A voice spoke to me and said to go and preach, tell it to the world". She followed this command and became a street evangelist. Sister Gertrude Morgan preached in Georgia and Alabama and eventually settled in New Orleans when she became the recipient of another divine order that told her she "was married to the lamb, Christ". From this time on, she began to only dress in white. Sister Gertrude Morgan founded an orphanage in New Orleans, which was later destroyed in 1965 by Hurricane Betsy. She then rented another building which she named "The Everlasting Gospel Mission". It was during this time that she turned to her art with great intensity. She gave up street preaching to concentrate on passing on the lord's word through her paintings. She sold these works with the help of her landlord, E. Lorenz Bernstein, a local gallery owner. By 1970, Sister Gertrude Morgan's paintings had received attention beyond its religious import and was included in many exhibitions, such as a three person show at the Museum of American Folk Art in New York and the Twentieth Century Black American Folk Art Show at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC. She stopped painting in 1978 due to the lord's command. REFERENCE: "Museum of American Folk Art Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Folk Art and Artists", Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Abbeville Press Publishers, New York, NY, 1990.
House of Morgan The House of Morgan written by Ron Chernow tells the history behind J.P. Morgan. ... Junius Morgan, the son of Joseph Morgan III, partners with Peabody and in time takes over the firm as well as renaming the firm to J.S. Morgan & Co. ... The son of Junius Morgan, J. ...
We can see that Gertrude is unaware of her husband's murder when she says `As kill a King?' ... There is a point in this scene when Gertrude thinks her life is in danger of Hamlet and gets frightened, which shows us that she considers him to be mad and harmful. ... `Wretched Queen, adieu' Shakespeare makes the closet scene more dramatic by including the appearance of the ghost and the fact that Gertrude cannot see it. The ghost's appearance results in different reactions between Hamlet and Gertrude. The interesting part is that Gertrude cannot see the ghost in account o...
Not only does Gertrude marry her husband's brother, she marries him right after the funeral. Love is not what compels Gertrude to do this, it is the power she retains as Queen that causes her to make such incestuous decisions. ... This act that Gertrude has committed has shamed love is Hamlet's eyes. ... The Zeffirelli version really leads me to believe that Gertrude and Hamlet do in fact have an incestuous relationship. ... Because of the changes Hamlet is going through, Laertes warns his sister to not get involved with him. ...
He's informing Kumalo about his sister Gertrude being sick. ... Msimangu shows his selflessness through informing Kumalo about his sister; guiding Kumalo through Johannesburg efficiently, and lastly when he gives his worldly possessions to Kumalo and joins a monastery. Msimangu starts off by showing that he's selfless by taking to time to write and send Kumalo a letter about the status of his sister, Gertrude. ... Her name is Gertrude Kumalo, and I understand she is the sister of the Rev. ... From this letter, we learn Msimangu is deep in his faith and just wants to help others thr...
There is much similarity between Gertrude and Ophelia in the play. ... Ophelia and Gertrude seem to be the same women at different stages in their lives. ... By disposition, Gertrude turns to the positive side of life and can't bear to face pain. ... When Hamlet and Gertrude meet, Hamlet says that she has dishonored his father. ... This is because Gertrude wants to avoid seeing Ophelia's death and mental breakdown as further proof of the evil caused by Gertrude's behavior, thus making her feel innocent. ...
Although, at times, some of these clues give the impression that Gertrude is guilty, I believe that she is actually innocent. ... Also, once Claudius began to react to what was happening on stage, Gertrude merely says, "How fares my lord?" ... The final clue to Gertrude's innocents was the scene right after Hamlet speaks with his mother. ... Right after this, Gertrude sees Claudius and when he asks how Hamlet is, Gertrude tells him that Hamlet is "Mad as the sea and wind," (Act 4, Scene 1, ligne 7). ... For most of the play you can go back and forth debating whether or not Gertrude i...
Morgan argued that slavery was based on economics and that racism stemmed from that. ... Morgan's point of economics creating slavery is a very adequate one. ... The part of Morgan's statement that is viewed differently comes with the issue of race. ... Morgan is correct in stating that slavery began because of economics. ... Morgan is also incorrect because race was factored into the purchase of slaves. ...
