jak and jil
Polonius is much like that of Simon. Just like Simon, who finds out what the beast really is, Polonius listens in on Hamlet talking to his mother and figures out the truth about why Hamlet is really upset. Because he discovered this very much needed piece of information he is tragically killed by Hamlet. Just like Simon is killed by the group of boys before he even gets the chance to tell anyone about what he had discovered. Between the books of Shakespeare’s play Hamlet and Golding's novel Lord of the Flies there are a variety of connections between the two books that correlate to each other. One relation is the small, restricted location that the stories take place in. In Hamlet it happens to be the castle, in Lord of the Flies it is the island. At these locations is where all of the weirdness begins to spill out of the cup. For example: murder, betrayal, and the insanity of the characters. Another correlation between the two books is by the one person putting themselves into power much like Jack and Claudius. Jack is very much like Claudius. He will begin to kill the boys and being a dominant figure over them just for himself. Polonius in Hamlet is a copy when being compared to Simon in Lord of the Flies. Just like Simon, who finds out what the beast really is, Polonius listens in on Hamlet talking to his mother and figures out the truth about why Hamlet is really upset. Because he discovered this very much needed piece of information he is tragically killed by Hamlet. Just like Simon is killed by the group of boys before he even gets the chance to tell anyone about what he had discovered. The Ghost in Hamlet is obviously the Beast in Lord of the Flies. Both bringing terror and and fear and the fall of the world around them. However, as Simon and Hamlet both realize, the Beast not actually threatening or dangerous but a figment of the cruelty, betrayal and cowardice that is inside all of us. The Ghost could be a