Family_Characters


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 * Dear Diary,
 * [[file:HamletCharacterCampbell.docx]] ||
 * Dear Diary,
 * Dear Diary,

Today I saw what I thought to be the ghost of my father, I’m not sure what to think but I have a feeling he came back to tell me something important. My guess is that my uncle Claudius killed him to marry my mother and become king. I’m so disappointed in the fact that my mother actually married Claudius; he is a joke of man who does not deserve to be King. He cheated and killed his way to this position, I’m certain that he killed my father because he wanted the position of King. My mother seems to be delusional to what type of person he is and I don’t understand how she could marry him so quickly after my father’s death. I’m starting to believe that maybe my mother isn’t the woman that I thought her to be, why would such a lovely person be so open to marrying a human that cares only about himself. I was always so sure that my parents had a wonderful marriage and they seemed to be so in love. My mom’s turnaround with my uncle was so quick, my thoughts now are that she was cheating with him for some time now. My mind is all different places right now I can’t comprehend my situation, family is suppose to be the one thing that you can always count on. Isn’t it? How does one understand their family and themselves when a part of their life could have potentially been a lie? I’m torn about what to think, I trusted my mother to always put our family first and do what’s best for everyone. Marrying my uncle was not the best thing for this family; he has no right to be called family after killing his brother. They say blood is thicker than water, but when it’s pouring from your brother and you are the cause of it what do we see? How can somebody live with themselves knowing they’ve killed somebody? Especially family? I hope my uncle does not corrupt my mother to be a horrible person like himself; I can’t cope with losing another family member to my uncle. What kind of person will I become if all I have to follow is my uncle’s footsteps? Will I turn out to be a power hungry man like my uncle? The thing that aggravates me the most is that while my uncle killed only my father he ruined my entire family. I am here now left with nothing but two adults who don’t care about me, I miss my father and the relationship I had with him and my mother. Is it wrong to believe that family is an object of the past and will not be important in my future? How can I be expected to raise a family of my own someday when I have no good example? A father is meant to be the most important figure in a boys life, but what does that boy do when his father is not there to nurture him and mold him into the man he needs to be? I pray someday soon my mother will come to her senses about marrying my uncle and leave him so we can be a family again.

- Hamlet

*Posted by Jaclyn Campbell* || By: Kourtney Woodhouse ||
 * **Character: Gertrude **
 * Gertrude is a very sophisticated woman in the play who loves her family very much but doesn't fully open up her eyes to what’s happening to her family right under her roof. Gertrude is a woman more fixated on her looks and the way others will think of her more than anything else. Her character plays a lost, weak woman who almost doesn't trust her ability to think for herself. **
 * In the modern world I can picture Gertrude being a woman who is strong but doesn’t show her strength. She’s a woman who relies on her husband and follows his lead more than her own. She would be very old school as woman now a days want to be very strong and independent with strength and the ability to rely on themselves the most. Gertrude would follow a more outdated way of living as a woman. More under a mans control or the idea of male dominance. We could say it’s due to a vivid event in her childhood but whose to be sure. She will be well dressed and proper lady always needing to be the best woman there as she thinks her appearance is everything and will reflect on her family. She would be that mom who goes to a hockey rink in a dress with heels and a nice coat more than warm. She would be known as the “cool” mom though to all the boys (her sons friends) who always has food ready for them when they’re over, the house always clean and taking care of everyone like they’re her own. When I think about it, she will be that type of person to eat healthy; in small portions with some sort of fancy alcoholic drink with it. **
 *  With all this new modern technology, Gertrude will want to be apart of all the sites but she can’t because she doesn’t know how to use them. Her Facebook page would have about 10 followers on it with posts referring to how the house has just been cleaned and dinner is almost ready because they're going to the show tonight. **
 * Being insecure is something that many people deal with day in and day out. Relating back to how I think Gertrude would be now, in one word I would have to sum up my thoughts with the fact that she’s insecure. That would be the reason behind her reasons to always have for example the house clean or food ready because it makes her feel important and is something she knows and can do. Imagining someone in different time eras is difficult but to me these traits would all fit for Gertrudes character. **