To me, this is largely the reason why she handwaves Claudius when he warns her away from drinking and drinks anyway, Why would she express surprise if she knew the cup was poisoned? Why wouldn't she warn Hamlet sooner?īy this point, Gertrude suspects that Claudius killed her husband and she is now a little cold and defiant toward the king. "O my dear Hamlet! The drink, the drink! I am poisoned!" After she has unwittingly drank the poison, Gertrude cries out in surprise and tries to warn Hamlet, Some people think she committed suicide, but again, the text in the play indicates otherwise. There's an on-going argument about whether or not Gertrude knew the chalice was poisoned. Instead, Ophelia, Polonius, Laertes, and Queen Gertrude all died thanks to Hamlet's hellbent revenge.
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