“GUIL: It [Hamlet's madness] really boils down to symptoms. Pregnant replies, mystic allusions, mistaken identities, arguing his father is his mother, that sort of thing; intimations of suicide, forgoing of exercise, loss of mirth, hints of claustrophobia not to say delusions of imprisonment; invocations of camels, chameleons, capons, whales, weasels, hawks, handsaws -- riddles, quibbles and evasions; amnesia, paranoia, myopia; day-dreaming, hallucinations; stabbing his elders, abusing his parents, insulting his lover, and appearing hatless in public -- knock-kneed, droop-stockinged and sighing like a love-sick schoolboy, which at his age is coming on a bit strong.ROS: And talking to himself.GUIL: And talking to himself.”

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About Tom Stoppard

British playwright and screenwriter

Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter, known for his work for stage, film, radio, and television. He came to prominence through his plays and became one of the most widely performed dramatists of his generation. His writing often explored human rights, censorship, political freedom, and the philosophical questions behind society. He was a playwright of the Royal National Theatre, was knighted in 1997 for his contribution to theatre, and received the Order of Merit in 2000.

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