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- - - - Family of Hamlet
        
        Hamlet's father was killed by Hamlet's uncle (Claudius).
        
        Claudius marries Hamlet's mother and he becomes the new King
        
        Hamlet's family has changed severely
        *Hamlet now only has his mother who is like someone who betrayed him. He has a stepfather who used to be his uncle. Hamlet also has a ghost "father" who is telling him what to do.
        
        Claudius is the uncle of Hamlet and also the stepfather of Hamlet.
        
        Hamlet and Gertrude
        Hamlet and Gertrude's relationship were neutral in the beginning of the play. However, as the story progressed, Hamlet's attitude toward her shifted negatively. Hamlet believed that Gertrude betrayed his father and him by marrying Claudius right after the death of Hamlet's father. Even if Claudius was not related to Hamlet's dad at all, the tension between Gertrude and Hamlet would still have increased. Hamlet tries to guilt Gertrude in Act 3 Sc. 4 where Polonius died. Although there are different versions of Hamlet treating Gertrude in that scene, they all display the same idea of Hamlet being unhappy with Gertrude. In the version that we watched in class, the anger toward Gertrude from Hamlet was crazy. He choked his mother and the amount of anger in him seemed a little overwhelming, but if I was him, I might have been even more mad.
        
        Hamlet and Women
        
        I didn't really realize the small amount of women characters in the play, until I finished watching the movie. There were two main women characters —Gertrude and Hamlet. Hamlet did not have a good relationship with either of the two at the end. I felt that the actions of Gertrude caused Hamlet to have a barrier with women (Ophelia). Ophelia and Hamlet also seemed to have a nice relationship in the beginning, but after Claudius married Gertrude, Hamlet did not treat Ophelia nicely anymore. Hamlet distrusted all women just because of his mother's actions. This was really unfair to Ophelia since she liked him from the roots of her heart. It is even more heartbreaking after Hamlet kills Polonius who is Ophelia's closest family member. Ophelia breaks down after her lover kills her closest family member, yet Hamlet does not feel guilt. After Hamlet killed Polonius, he was sent away. Therefore, Ophelia's love was separated from her. It is clear how the relationship between Hamlet and Gertrude has impacted many characters in the play especially Ophelia and his views on women.
  - - - Family of Coates
        
        son of a 'Black Panther'
        
        lost 3 jobs, but still was forced to support his family with his unemployment checks
        
        Father— William Paul Coates— librarian, entrepreneur, publisher, owned 'Black Classic Press'
        
        Mother— Cheryl Waters— teacher
        
        Cheryl's punishments for Coates was to write essays
        
        Coates has a brother & five half-siblings from his father's other 3 relationships.
        
        Impacts from Parents
        Coates's father had a huge impact on him. The excessive passion in fighting for black rights and spreading the word for blacks from his father impacts Coates to also continue on this route. Additionally, his mother's way of punishment might have improved his writing skills.
  - - - Childhood of Kincaid
        
        Kincaid was born in Antigua in May 1949
        
        Kincaid was an only child until she was nine years old. When she turned nine years old, her mother had three sons with her step father.
        
        In the early childhood of Kincaid, she had a close relationship with her mother, however, the sudden transition of having three more brothers, changed the relationship between Kincaid and her mother. Kinclaid was neglected and treated badly.
        
        The introduction of new family members caused the family to need more money.
        
        Her stepdad and mother had planned out what their three sons would be when they grow up, but they never thought of her going anywhere good.
        
        When her third brother was born, her stepdad became sick and she was taken out of school since no one could support them.
        
        When she turned 17, she was sent to the United States to earn money, but she refused to send money home.
        
        Kinclain began to write and William Shawn (editor) was impressed by her writing. Later on, she married his son and they had two kids: Annie Shawn & Harold Shawn.
        
        In 2002, Kincaid and Shawn divorced
        
        She is a professor at Harvard during the academic year.
        
        Connections
        
        The story "Girl" is based on the relationship of Kincaid and her mother while she grew up.
        
        The story took place in Antigua.