Hamlet and Gertrude

In Hamlet, Hamlet faces the uncomfortable situation between his mother and uncle (now father). Although he has let this situation make him almost mad as he must call the man who killed his real father "father" now, Hamlet chooses to confront his mother and alert her of her wrong doings. Through this emotional scene, Hamlet opens up to his mother about the conflicts that have bothered him, but the only outcome of this scene is Gertrude's faith in his craziness strengthened: "A bloody deed! almost as bad, good mother,
As kill a king, and marry with his brother" (Act 4). Hamlet accuses his mother of doing a deed as bloody as murder, marrying the person who killed her true love. By pointing out her marriage and complete betrayal of his real father, Hamlet belittles not only his mother, but her choices as well. Unfortunately, Gertrude fails to acknowledge her betrayal in full, but forces Hamlet to calm down: "O Hamlet, speak no more:
Thou turn'st mine eyes into my very soul"(Act 4). She refuses to look into her soul and her wrongdoings, allowing the readers to fully see the truth in Hamlet's accusations as her soul tells her she is truly wrong. Although there is a shimmer of hope at the end of the scene as Hamlet and his mom rekindle their love, Gertrude leaves her room to King Claudius, only to tell him of Hamlet's craziness and have him sent away.