Hamlet's hereditary queen : performing Shakespeare's silent female power /

This book explores a fresh and insightful interpretation of Hamlet's Gertrude as a prominent and powerful figure within the play. It shows how traditional readings of this character, both performance-based and scholarly, have been guided and constrained by misogynistic perspectives on female po...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Roberts, Kerrie (Playwright) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2023].
Series:	Routledge advances in theatre and performance studies.
Subjects:	Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters. Gertrude, > Queen of Denmark (Fictitious character) Queens in literature. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616. > Hamlet > Sources. Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.

Table of Contents:

Introduction. Sticky bits, or not another theory on Hamlet
Part I. Reading Gertrude
Not representing Gertrude
The glance, the gaze and Gertrude: minimise or sexualise
Resistant reading
Using the sticky bits
Part II. Writing Gertrude
Shakespeare's material: the history and the sources
Shakespeare's Gertrude
Part III. Performing a blood royal Gertrude
The blood royal Gertrude's production history
Status and silence
Performing the sticky bits with power
Conclusion. Female sovereign power
Hamlet in three pages.