Appearance vs. Reality in Shakespeares Hamlet Essay -- Shakespeare Ha

Appearance vs. Reality in Shakespeares HamletIn Hamlet deceiving illusions are frequently used to treasure truth from being a destructive force. Situations within acts one and two that appear to be true and honest are really contaminated with evil. dissimilar characters within the first two acts hide behind masks of corruption. In the first two acts most characters presented seem to be good and honest making it a complex task for Hamlet to discover all the lies that have hidden objectives within them.Shakespeare brilliantly depicts appearance verses reality in some(prenominal) ways. The first of many scenes where the truth is twisted is when the new supposed king is addressing Denmark. Claudius makes it seem as if Denmark is fine but in reality they are in a estate of matter of disarrayYoung Fortinbras,Holding a weak supposal of our worthOr thinking by our late brothers deathOur state to be disjoint and out of frame, (I, II, 17)Trying to assure the people of Denmark Claudius mak es it seem like all is well, however, crimes of fratricide and incest have just been committed in the mightinesss castle. Shakespeare repeatedly instills this theme in Claudius. Even when Claudius states the obvious he is lyingYou are the most immediate to our throne, And with no less nobility of hit the sack Than that which dearest father bears his son Do I impart toward you....