Itisoncestated,"Theworldisgovernedmorebyappearancesthanrealities,sothatitisfullyasnecessarytoseemtoknowsomethingastoknowit."Inotherwords,muchofwhatgoesonintheworldisduetowhatpeoplethinkratherthanwhatactuallyis;therefore,theonlythingonemustdoispresenthimselfinthewayhewantsotherstobelievehetrulyis.TheplayHamletbyWilliamShakespearemakesseveralreferencestohowthingsappearversusthetruth.ThroughShakespeare'sindepthdevelopmentofthethemeofappearancevs.reality,nearlyeverythinginthetragedymustbequestionedatsomepointduetotheuncertaintyofappearances.