"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 we should separate it. If these people aren't true to themselves, then chances are that they aren't going to be true to other people.
There is one distinct image proving that illusion verse reality is indeed a major theme in the play. In the play the reference to a serpent is made. "Tis given out that, sleeping in my orchard, A ser
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