In Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Gertrude is portrayed as a passive character whose thoughts and expressions are not dwelled upon so that attention is retained on the emotional catastrophe of Hamlet; however, Shakespeare never cleared her intentions which would eventually fuel the fire of vengeance and hatred in the heart of Hamlet. Also, in the “closet scene”, Hamlet accuses Gertrude of treason and she is to some extent guilty; but her thoughts remain unsaid so that the audience sympathise with Hamlet and doubt her loyalty; and also doubt whether she knows the role that Claudius had played in the murder of king Hamlet.

Although all the tragic events occurred, Gertrude did witness everything, including the death of Ophelia but Shakespeare did not mention her suffering and emotions for that would have sidetracked from Hamlet; his feigned madness and thirst for revenge. Gertrude in the Gravedigger Scene does speak for herself by scattering flowers upon Ophelia’s grave but says not a single word of speech or a Soliloquy, she is portrayed by Shakespeare as keeping away from things that could be unpleasant for her, unlike Hamlet who is drowning in his own exclusivities of having to live with death.

Therefore, Shakespeare decides not to let people see the point of view of Gertrude. With this thought, great decisions were taken by Shakespeare such that the thought being made inside Gertrude should not be known by the people. Instead, Shakespeare gives importance to the emotional disorder of Hamlet and makes Gertrude a riddle for the audience.