“This above all , to thine own self be true, And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man,” was said by Polonius(I,iii 82-84). This statement about self truth is a common theme in Shakespeare’s Hamlet. One of the important themes in this play how can one separate illusion from reality. Via different images that Shakespeare gives us, we can infer how he thinks …showed first 75 words of 476 total…

…showed last 75 words of 476 total…story never disguises himself to Hamlet or anyone for that matter. Shakespeare uses Horatio to show the audience what an honest person is. To many, Horatio is best liked for this very character trait. What Shakespeare is trying to say about illusion and reality in Hamlet, is that sometimes the two are tough to distinguish, and one must use his or her best judgment when trying to decide what is and what isn’t real.