Question

Read the excerpt from Act V of Hamlet. Gertrude: Sweets to the sweet: farewell! [Scattering flowers.] I hop'd thou shouldst have been my Hamlet's wife; I thought thy bride-bed to have deck'd, sweet maid, And not have strew'd thy grave. Shakespeare included this plot event to help show that Gertrude, over the course of the play, has changed from bitter to resigned. depressed to indifferent. happy to remorseful. weary to energized.

Answer 1

Gertrude's act of scattering flowers on Ophelia's grave in 'Hamlet' shows her shift towards remorse for the tragic events of the play.

Step-by-step explanation:

Shakespeare included the plot event of Gertrude scattering flowers on Ophelia's grave to show a transformation in Gertrude's character. The excerpt from Hamlet, where Gertrude says, "Sweets to the sweet: farewell!" reflects her sorrow and regret over Ophelia's death and her own son's lost future. When analyzing Gertrude's progression throughout the play, this scene demonstrates a shift from being complicit or indifferent to showing remorse for the tragic events that have unfolded, rather than shifts towards weariness, indifference, or resolving into happiness.