<Tab/>This essay is going to discuss the works of Shakespeare's Hamlet and John Updike's Gertrude and Claudius. It will look to compare and contrast certain aspects of each book in relation to each other. Some central characters in each book will be looked at and how they are similar in each book, along with the views that would lead you to believe that Gertrude and Claudius are truly in love …showed first 75 words of 2304 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2304 total…confusing at first when reading Gertrude and Claudius to get used to the name changes at the first of the book and each following part but all in all it was an enjoyable read. The carry over of the ghost from one story to the other was very well done and Updikes book was quite graphic in its sexual innuendo which caught me off guard at first, but the whole book was very well written.