Hamlet: William Shakespeare

A misleading image presented to the vision. An illusion is the precise difference between the appearance and reality of someone or something. What one sees and takes at face value is not always the truth, and this is the exact technique that the Prince of Denmark uses in Shakespeare's play, The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Hamlet hates King Claudius and cannot accept him as his father. As a result, Hamlet portrays a state of insanity throughout the play in an attempt to deceive King Claudius and avenge his father's death. Hamlet enhances his insane condition during his encounter with Ophelia, and his confrontation with his mother. The image of madness is Hamlet's only option if he is to fulfill his oath to his father in murdering King Claudius.
<Tab/>Hamlet's bizarre behavior of late leads the Lord Chamberlain, Polonius, to come to the conclusion that Hamlet may be mad due to his strong love and affection for Ophelia. …