Loss Of Identity In Hamlet

In Hamlet, one of the most important themes is to hide an identity without changing too much. Every character takes on this challenge at some point during the play to keep secrets as well as hide the truth. By changing the roles that they play, the audience becomes anxious to find out what will happen next. It is also meant to keep the plot suspenseful as well as mysterious for those reading or watching the play. The act of changing oneself to conceal and twist the truth is a powerful piece and theme to the plot of the play.

Through the duration of the play, many characters take on a persona to appear innocent. When they try to take on these roles, there are heavy consequences such as chaos and destruction.

One example of this would be when Claudius pretends to be innocent and sad that he murdered the king. When in reality he is actually quite happy because he married Gertrude and is now the King of Denmark. His lie led to increased chances of war as well as the death of quite a few of the characters. The characters that took on different personas all died by the end of the play. The personas created the chaos that led

Hamlet and Claudius kept the most secrets of everyone, but Horatio seemed to know a fair amount of them. Horatio was the voice of reason to Hamlet throughout the play which is part of the reason why he lived through it. Since he plays such a major role, he is almost as important as Hamlet or Claudius. Due to these factors, he could not try to hide his identity as much. Then there are characters that are the complete opposite, such as Ophelia and Hamlet. Ophelia could not decide between listening to her heart or her father and brother. Her main goal was to choose what life she wants to pursue, she was torn between the two and ended up going insane. The persona and result of it did not affect Hamlet too heavily, but he was already deep in his own alter