Read the dialogue from Act III of Hamlet. Hamlet: Now, mother, what’s the matter? Gertrude: Hamlet, thou hast thy father much of
fended. Hamlet: Mother, you have my father much offended. The structure of these lines shows that Queen Gertrude is caught between her new husband and her son. Hamlet is observing conflict between his mother and father. Queen Gertrude feels Hamlet should disobey King Claudius. Hamlet is torn between his love for Claudius and his own father.
The correct answer is Queen Gertrude is caught between her new husband and her son.
B is definitely incorrect because his father is dead so he cannot observe his conversation; C is incorrect because Gertrude believes Hamlet should blindly follow what Claudius has to say; D is incorrect because Hamlet hates Claudius.
This leaves us with sentence A - Gertrude has just lost her husband but she remarried immediately. Now, she is torn between her son whom she loves, and her new husband, who she feels she should obey.
The key distinction between equity and justice is that the equality means having an equal role with all because justice means the consistency of being just, righteous or equitable in any way.
The woman is in the middle of the woods at night. She is wearing a white shiny cloack, maning she is important in her society, and she carries a vase meaning she is completeing a ritual or an important daily task.
Answer: The authors choice impacts the meaning because it could change the whole story by one little move. And anything could happen within a second of the story due to the authors actions.
