Study on Literary Classics in the Author's Perspective:Starting from the"Problems of Gertrude"in Hamlet
The term"problems of Gertrude"refers to a number of puzzles about Queen Gertrude in Shakespeare's Hamlet.Relying solely on close reading of the text may never solve these problems.However,by returning to the author's perspective and re-examine the text,readers or audiences may find that some of the"problems of Gertrude"are caused by mixing different source texts in Shakespeare's creation,some are caused by catering to the audience's response,and some are caused by the deliberate"strategic ambiguity."Studying in the author's perspective can not only aid comprehending Shakespeare's original meaning in his creation,but also inspire the research on other literary classics.