Frailty, Thy Name is Woman. The depictions of Gertrude and her femininity in Franco Zeffirelli and Gregory Doran's adaptations of "Hamlet"

By: Kraus, Laura

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 334682554X
• ISBN13: 9783346825544
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Grin Verlag
• Length: 20 Pages
• Weight: 0.09 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"