Corruption of truth from "summary" of William Shakespeare's Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The play Hamlet revolves around the theme of the corruption of truth and justice. It is about a prince who is betrayed by those closest to him and must fight to restore justice and the truth. It also explores the complexity of human behavior and morality.- In our world, truth often gets overpowered by the lies of those in authority and position of power.
- Honesty can sometimes be replaced with deceit for selfish gain and advancement.
- The truth can be falsified and misrepresented if there are incentives powerful enough to create this deception.
- Greed has a tendency to introduce corruption into the noblest aspects of human life.
- Distortion of facts happens amongst people of all walks of life who seek personal advantages without regard for its consequences.
- There is a dark side where oppression leads to false beliefs that take away from the original meaning of what once was believed to be true.
- It's becoming easier and more common to find cases where untruths have become accepted as truths, due to widespread misuse of information in society.
- With such huge gaps between reality and what we see to be true, it's hard to identify the underlying validity behind any given notion.
