Tension catalyzes both chaos and order. Fear and intimidation ignite turmoil and disorder among the characters in Hamlet, while the same phenomena are responsible for the order and unity displayed between the protagonists of Lord of the Flies. In Chapter 1 of Golding's novel, Ralph, Jack, and Simon collectively decide to push a boulder off of a cliff that hinders their view. This causes “a deep hole in the canopy of the forest” (28). Implicit fear comes over the boys as the now uninterrupted view of the island accompanies the candid idea of death that suddenly becomes real to them. The forest represents the boys while the hole mimics their momentary lapse in confidence. Remaining there in awe, Ralph, Jack, and Simon cannot seem to extricate
