Hamlet+1.2

4. The King says, "But you must know your father lost a father, / That father lost, lost his, and the survivor bound" (1.2.93-94). The King is telling young Hamlet that it is nature for boys to lose their fathers. The King is saying that death is absolute. There is no doubt in the King's mind that everything dies eventually. The King then goes on to tell young Hamlet that it is unmanly for a son to grief his father like young Hamlet is grieving his own father.

Young Hamlet says, "Like Niobe, all tears--why she, (even she) / (O God, a beast that wants discourse of reason / Would have mourned longer!)" (1.2.153-155). Young Hamlet is referring to his mother in this quotation. According to Hamlet, an animal would have mourned longer than his own mother mourned over his father. Hamlet's mother, Gertrude, only waited two months before marrying her old husband's own brother. According to young Hamlet, she barely mourned the death of her husband.

3. Queen Gertrude- What is your problem? Your husband dies and you immediately go marry someone else. Not just someone else, but his own brother? What makes you think in any way that marrying your ex husbands brother is okay? That is actually insane. You better watch out before people begin to see you as unfaithful to your husbands. You should have at least taken the time to correctly mourn your husband's death.

6. The King and young Hamlet seem to have a relationship that is somewhat on the rocks. I believe Hamlet dislikes the King because the King fell in love with his mother two months after his real father died. Although Hamlet does have a reason to be mad at his mother, is it right for Hamlet to to dislike the King only because of the fact the King and his mother are now married? Can you blame both the King and Queen Gertrude? Who knows.