The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
– William Shakespeare
Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 2. Gertrude to Hamlet, asked how she is enjoying the play created by Hamlet. Gertrude criticizes the overacting of the Player Queen, claiming as excessive her promises of love to the Player King and vow never to remarry – which she does. She believes the Player Queen appears hypocritical. Ironically Queen Gertrude in real life also remarries after King Hamlet’s death.