Hamlet and Heart of Darkness

With all the literature forth in the world some(prenominal) reports overlap. The play crossroads by William Shakespeare is a tragic tramp of betrayal, revenge and redemption. In the brisk Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad the master(prenominal) character Marlow journeys with the Congo River where faces tragedy, death and the courteous into darkness. Both of these pieces of literature look at the themes of illusion versus cosmos, self individuality and madness. Sometimes some one and only(a)s outset impression or thoughts might not evermore relate to cosmos. In critical point, Claudius is seen as a loving stepfather Hamlet exactly in frankness he killed Old Hamlet to claim the throne for himself. In the quote O villain, villain, rejoicing damned villain! My tables. fiddle it is I set down. That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain (Shakespeare 70). This quote shows how Claudius is seen as a happy and respectable hu existence race but in reality he is a ser pent who betrayed his brother. Similarly in Heart of Darkness, Marlow sees a man named Mr. Kurtz as idolizes him and is mesmerized by the influence that man mustiness have, (Conrad 22). In reality when he meets Mr. Kurtz he sees that the man he idolized was secret code but a craze lunatic that was pampered and spoiled, (Conrad 40) by the darkness of the jungle. It seems as if al of the Congo is different from what Marlow first evaluate. The whole calling course was littered with diseased bodies and changeless attacks by natives. Even when Marlow reached the trading station he expected to find a defense with great wooden walls but instead he open stakes with the heads of natives mounted on top. In both novels the theme of appearance versus reality is seen throughout both pieces of literature and is commonly experienced by the main character expecting one amour but instead the reality being a mess different.\nFinding oneself- individualism is a key step to the characters maturement throughout the story. Hamlet had a change in his identity when his father�...