Blog Post 11: Ignorance is Bliss

The character of Gertrude is portrayed as a typical, oblivious, air-head female, the kind of person who, for one reason or another, fascinates the public eye, most notably through the ease in which she can be mocked or criticized. It will be interesting to write and to read posts from her perspective simply because she is so clueless. Her thoughts will, for the vast majority of the play, maintain a cheerful, shallow demeanor that will make people's blood boil as they read. We're all guilty of enjoying an occasional blood-boil, as far as I can tell. Also, though Gertrude may be a character very difficult to like because of her hasty disrespect of her past husband's death, she's also very difficult to dislike; how can you blame someone for their ignorance, their lack of awareness? It will be this conflict in emotions that will drive people to continue reading Gertrude's blog, as they struggle to reconcile this carefree, innocent woman with the consequences of her actions.