Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark"
Feigning Madness Reveals Bitter Truths
Laurence Olivier as Hamlet, 1948.
One of the most powerful parts of this play appears when its protagonist decides to pretend to be mad, the better to find out who others truly are. Ask anyone odd: the other humans will reveal themselves when you act strangely in their company. You will learn many, bitter lessons.
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D. J. Reddall
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