Gertrude's weakness is also shown after act 3. Even after her son told her the truth of his father's death, she is unable to give up on the pleasures that Claudius is giving her. As a result, this sends Hamlet into greater insanity which eventually leads to his death. Not until her death does Gertrude tell hamlet "The drink is poisoned." By then, it was already too late.

Furthermore, her weakness is shown through her insanity. She is unable to cope with the death of her father and the loss of Hamlet in a "civilized way." In the end, although crazed, she commits the sin of suicide as a way to end the suffering of her life in this world. Although her death seemed like an accident, it is clear from the words of the gravedigger (or as a 'gatekeeper' to the afterlife) that in fact, she had taken her own life, "If I drown myself wittingly, it argues an act, and a

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