Hamlet/influence

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    Would Hamlet have felt the delicious fascination of suicide if he hadn’t had an audience, and lines to speak?
    Jean Genet (1910–1986)

    The private life of one man shall be a more illustrious monarchy,—more formidable to its enemy, more sweet and serene in its influence to its friend, than any kingdom in history. For a man, rightly viewed, comprehendeth the particular natures of all men.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)