How easily Claudius and Gertrude fall together, despite how short it was between that and the death of Hamlet Sr. But Gertrude wants Claudius all the same, and she will have him. She does have him. Especially in the Mel Gibson version, she has him. All the same, Hamlet must protest. It's been only two months since his father passed, and his mother is marrying? How could he forgive her or praise her in the swift movement towards his uncle that was made! Or was it his uncle, Claudius, who so easily swept her off her feet? No matter. In Act III, it all comes out of the box, and Hamlet, finally, fully expresses his distaste for the marriage. And then, a surprise. They kiss. Hamlet and Gertrude. It was his mother who initiated the action, but all the same, it was morally corrupt. "What should such fellows as I do, crawling between earth and heaven?" Gertrude, in the end, was meant to be with Claudius. It's what she wanted, what she dreamed up, and what she craved. Overcoming all odds, she married him and they were both pleased. Her kiss with Hamlet was just a moment in her life that she beg the Gods forget, for it means nothing to her now.
Every game of chess is composed of players and pieces. One person heads a team, like a motor unit (neuron and muscles to control). There are two queens on every table at the start. These queens are the power players, the strongest and meanest pieces on the court. They devour every pawn in their way without the slightest bit of hesitation. But this also makes them chess' most wanted. Or is it second most wanted? The objective of the game is to win the king, who is supposed to be strategically placed and positioned so that no one may reach it. It is the stupidest, yet most valued piece. Although seemingly lazy, this piece heads the army of everyone and without him, they are lost. Of course, without the queen, most are destined to fail.
I am such a bad liar.
'Look, a bird.
See it flutter fall.'
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