드러남과 감춤: 『햄릿』의 외양과 실재
Appearance and Reality in Hamlet
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The aim of this study is to examine the theme of appearance and reality in Hamlet. The authenticity of the ghost, Hamlet’s madness, Claudius’s hypocrisy, and the play within the play are devices to denote the discrepancy between appearance and reality. The metaphor of a theater plays an important role in the work to present the theme of appearance and reality. In the theatre, a player has to play an assumed role which is given to him. In Hamlet, the metaphors of clothing, masks, and makeup are closely related in the perspective that all of these hide and obscure reality. Hamlet sets the trap, the play within a play, to catch the conscience of Claudius, and Claudius stages a play, the so called fencing match, to kill Hamlet. They try to play their parts hiding their intentions. The ghost, the presence of absent existence, evokes the confusion of appearance and reality. If the ghost’s saying is true, the words of Claudius are false. Therefore, the ghost plays an important role in revealing reality in the play. Everything is questioned in the early part of the play, but the mystery surrounding the death of Hamlet’s father is revealed in the end. Then, the mask of hypocrisy that Claudius is wearing is uncovered, and the discrepancy between appearance and reality is finally resolved. In this article, the existence of the ghost and images of clothes, makeup, and masks will be discussed with special attention to the theme of appearance and reality. The denotation of the play within a play will be also discussed.
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The aim of this study is to examine the theme of appearance and reality in Hamlet. The authenticity of the ghost, Hamlet’s madness, Claudius’s hypocrisy, and the play within the play are devices to denote the discrepancy between appearance and reality. The metaphor of a theater plays an important role in the work to present the theme of appearance and reality. In the theatre, a player has to play an assumed role which is given to him. In Hamlet, the metaphors of clothing, masks, and makeup are closely related in the perspective that all of these hide and obscure reality. Hamlet sets the trap, the play within a play, to catch the conscience of Claudius, and Claudius stages a play, the so called fencing match, to kill Hamlet. They try to play their parts hiding their intentions. The ghost, the presence of absent existence, evokes the confusion of appearance and reality. If the ghost’s saying is true, the words of Claudius are false. Therefore, the ghost plays an important role in revealing reality in the play. Everything is questioned in the early part of the play, but the mystery surrounding the death of Hamlet’s father is revealed in the end. Then, the mask of hypocrisy that Claudius is wearing is uncovered, and the discrepancy between appearance and reality is finally resolved. In this article, the existence of the ghost and images of clothes, makeup, and masks will be discussed with special attention to the theme of appearance and reality. The denotation of the play within a play will be also discussed.
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