Frailty, Thy Name is Woman. The depictions of Gertrude and her femininity in Franco Zeffirelli and Gregory Doran¿s adaptations of "Hamlet" - Laura Kraus - Bog

Seminar paper from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Other, grade: 1,0, , course: Hamlet - Text and Film, language: English, abstract: The directors reinterpret the character of Gertrude to fit a more contemporary understanding of womanhood whilst considering the play¿s misogyny: Zeffirelli's Gertrude represents a glorified woman, objectified by the male gaze and Doran's Gertrude an autonomous woman, who is prone to being manipulated.