Examples Of Dysfunctional Families In Hamlet

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Dysfunctional Families William Shakespeare’s Hamlet presents two families who are dysfunctional. The first family and the main one is Hamlet’s family. Queen Gertrude and King Claudius got married very fast after Hamlet’s dad died and even though they are not related by blood, they are still related by martial bonds. This means that their marriage is considered incest. While Hamlet speaks to the King he says, “A little more than kin, and less than kind” (Shakespeare 9). With this statement, Hamlet is withering his relationship with the new King. Due to this incest, there is a lack of respect between Hamlet and Queen Gertrude. In Act 3 Scene 4, Hamlet enters the Queens closet asking what is the matter and the Queen says, “Hamlet, thou hast thy