Shakespeare's Macbeth, Hamlet, And The Truths Of Life

“False face must hide what the false heart doth know (I, vii, l. 82). Shakespeare authored this line with sophisticated brilliance. Shakespeare’s genius lies within his ability to express Truths of humanity through his works and his understanding of the complexities of human life. He exhibits a keen insight into the strength of evil and the realization that no human effort can overcome it. Shakespeare chose important issues to plague his characters with, and the moral decisions have haunted humanity throughout the ages. Shakespeare forges the theme theater versus life through Macbeth, Hamlet, and the Truths of life. First, Shakespeare illustrates the theme theater versus life in Macbeth. The theme first appears through the Weird Sisters. The Weird Sisters, although appearing in only a few scenes, can be interpreted as being present in indirect ways throughout the play. For example, the Weird Sisters are held responsible for …show more content…
Shakespeare explores the Truth of conscience through Macbeth and Hamlet. As Macbeth ascends the social ladder, his conscience continually deteriorates. Hamlet’s antic disposition makes him act without a conscience. Shakespeare also explores the Truth of love in these two plays. Towards the end of Macbeth, Macbeth’s marriage has fallen apart. Macbeth becomes too consumed by the Weird Sisters’ prophecies to care about his wife. In Hamlet, Hamlet becomes too consumed with his plot for revenge to desire love in his life. The last Truth portrays itself through passion. Macbeth realizes passion come with the thought of being king, but when he finally achieves this goal, he loses his passion. He becomes a pathetic shell of a man, too enthralled in the prophecies of the Weird Sisters to focus on what he was once passionate about. Hamlet interprets his passion as one thing: revenge. As Hamlet’s procrastination and cowardice grows stronger, his passion