How are Gertrude and Ophelia strong characters in Hamlet? I need 2 solid arguments proving that Gertrude and Ophelia are not frail but rather seen as...

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definitely be viewed as strongin Shakespeare's . While they have no back
story and limited lines, they prove through their words and actions that they are indeed
important characters in and of themselves.

Queen Gertrude seems to be a
passive character, but close inspection of her presence in specific scenes tells another story.
Whendelays in telling Kingwhat he thinks is bothering, she tells him to use less art. She is
similarly not afraid to suggest both Polonius and King Claudius are wrong about lovesickness
being the cause of Hamlets melancholy, instead stating that it is his fathers death and her own
overhasty marriage. Perhaps most importantly, at the end of the play after she realizes she
has been poisoned, she tells Hamlet. At that moment, after having been confronted with the truth
of Claudiuss actions and understanding the impact of the events in her son, she chose to let him
know the extent of...