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    Mit Patel Mrs. Rogers English 1102 April 20, 2018 Appearance vs. Reality in Hamlet Gao Xingjian once said, “It’s in literature that true life can be found. It’s under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.” A literary work that is fiction is just an appearance of fiction, which author uses as means to convey the truth about reality. Appearance is nothing but just one’s colored perception. People can appear to be someone they are not to hide their true-self or hide behind the mask of lies

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    we tend to hide away from the evil that prevails us (i.g.e school,work, or problems, etc). If we choose to, we can live in a world of comforting illusion. We can allow ourselves to be deceived by false realities. Drugs are a problem that we cannot just be blinded by, they mirror false realities as a means to escape into a different vacuum of perception. First, we

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    hear, see, and think what seems fitting to them, and this follows Shakespeare beliefs on illusions regarding humans. He demonstrates this throughout his play Othello, showing that humans have a tough time of differentiating between illusion and reality, but no matter what happens that truth will always come through. Othello, one main character in Othello, is one person that is affected by illusions. His beliefs on his true love, Desdemona, are destroyed and dismantled to where he wishes the death

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    In real life, many define their trust by judging solely on others by their appearances. Trust is valued if one is to appear trust worthy or not. Though sometimes, appearances are deceiving. The theme of Appearance versus reality refers to the entire world in this book. Many of the characters such as Macbeth and Lady Macbeth are deceived by what seems real, but is not. This mistaken judgment of what is real or not shadows the consequences that Macbeth and Lady Macbeth encounter. At first Macbeth’s

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    The decision I made about the choice of appearance and reality as the theme to analyze is the right decision because it made me understand the use of verbal irony and relate to real-world problems. ”’We will go back. Your health is precious’”(Beers et al. 289).In the short story is illustrated “The Cask of Amontillado.” This quote supports my claim since it explains how Montresor is concerned about Fortunato’s health, but in reality, he is not worried about his well-being instead he wants Fortunato

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    In real life, we should not judge people solely on their appearances. There are many people who appear to be trustworthy but in reality, are not. Appearance versus reality is an important theme in William Shakespeare’s Macbeth. The theme focuses on characters who are deceived by what appears to be real, and on the tragic consequences that follow this error in judgment. These characters include, Duncan, who trusts Macbeth too much; Lady Macbeth, who tricks by the witches and herself; Macbeth

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    Iago in this scene is a character in who the theme of appearance versus reality seems to overtly manifest itself. The main plot’s destructiveness lies solely on Iago’s success at twisting upside down reality to other characters, but most predominantly to Othello and Roderigo, by giving them deceptive representation of their point-of-view. Othello is an easy prey for Iago’s machinations because he himself says that Othello can even trust in asses (lines 391-4). In Act one scene three of As You Like

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    The idea of appearance versus reality is seen in everyday life; including marriages, religion, social media, and people who make themselves look fine around their friends and family, but in reality, they can be faking everything. The play Macbeth by William Shakespeare, demonstrates the theme of appearance versus reality through each act of the play. As time passes, the reality of the character's true personality begins to appear especially on Lady Macbeth and Macbeth. Throughout Macbeth, things

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    characters illustrate the theme of appearance versus reality in the play of Hamlet by Shakespeare by lying and creating facades to hide their plans. Hamlet, Claudius, Rosencrantz, and Guildenstern, all represent the equivocation presented in the play. The characters in Hamlet are deceitful. The Prince of Denmark is extremely misleading in the actions he takes and words he says. One of the largest prevarications Hamlet acts out is acting completely insane. In reality, Hamlet is really just acting. He

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    “Well, don’t you look like the cat that ate the canary” Angelique said as she sailed from the bedroom to the settee in the parlor of her townhouse. “I could say the same about you,” I replied, referring to her English lover. “You know nothing about Thomas Neville; do not judge him simply because I am married to your father. Thomas and I go back a long ways - actually, he is the reason I am married to your father.” When she saw that I was listening, she continued. “I was about your age when Thomas

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