How one defines their own reality speaks loudly of a person’s character. People are always attempting to decipher the riddle of “illusion vs. reality”, but have never come to a consensus on the issue. These opposing ideas stem from the way we distinguish what is real and what is not, which all relies on our own self-perception. In William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy Hamlet, the characters struggle with recognizing the deception that has managed to intertwine itself into their lives. The character’s lack of self-perception has prevented them from being able to grasp the difference between illusion and reality, leading to tragic consequences and ultimately their own undoing. The famous saying, “To be or not to be”, truly embraces the essence
