I used to think 'King Lear' was an analysis of insanity, but I don't really think it is. When Lear is supposed to be at his most insane, he is actually understanding the world for the first time.
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There isn't a King Lear for women, or a Henry V, or a Richard III. You reach a level where you can handle that stuff technically and mentally, and it's not there.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
I would say any behavior that is not the status quo is interpreted as insanity, when, in fact, it might actually be enlightenment. Insanity is sorta in the eye of the beholder.
In individuals, insanity is rare; but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
I am told that the clinical definition of insanity is the tendency to do the same thing over and over again and expect different results.
Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children.
Human beings have speculated about the relationship between inspiration and insanity for centuries.
Insanity - a perfectly rational adjustment to an insane world.
Books have led some to learning and others to madness.
What is madness but nobility of soul at odds with circumstance.
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