Hamlet - Truth Behind a Veil of Falsities

Hamlet, an extremely famous play by William Shakespeare, is an ever challenging piece that begs the fatal question of truth or lies. Shakespeare's characters constantly shift from sanity to insanity and good to evil. By creating shuffling characters, Shakespeare is able to keep his audience thinking until the very last moment of the play, when most of the veils are lifted. The theme of appearance versus reality is set off in the beginning of the play with Claudius' murder of his brother, continues with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and ends with Hamlet's veil of insanity to protect himself from inquiring eyes.
Claudius is a prime example in the play of Hamlet that uses a veil of lies to cover his true intentions. …