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Appearance vs. Reality
In Shakespeare's tragedy, Hamlet, there is a dominant and overwhelming theme that is
concurrent throughout the play. Throughout the play, all the characters appear as one thing on the
outside, yet on the inside they are completely different. The theme of appearance versus reality
surrounds Hamlet due to the fact that the characters portray themselves as one person on the
outside, and one different on the inside. In the play, Claudius, Hamlet's uncle, appears to be kind,
gentle, and caring on the outside, but in actual fact, he uses his loving behavior as a mask to cover
up the fact that he is a selfish, mean, and cold murderer. The women in Hamlet appear to live
happy and wonderful lives on the outside, but their happiness is used to cover up the corruptness
of their lives on the inside. And finally Hamlet appears to be mad and insane, but really he is using
his madness as a veil to hide his secretive quest to seek the truth behind his......

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