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    Hamlet claims he is only mad sometimes, depending on which direction the wind is blowing. He says that when the wind is from the south, he can distinguish a hawk from a tool used for cutting wood. This brief excerpt is from Act 2, scene 2 of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, and features the character Hamlet speaking ambiguously about his state of mind.

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    Hamlet claims he is only mad sometimes, depending on which direction the wind is blowing. He says that when the wind is from the south, he can distinguish a hawk from a tool used for cutting wood. This brief excerpt is from Act 2, scene 2 of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, and features the character Hamlet speaking ambiguously about his state of mind.

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    Act2, Scene 2: I Am But Mad North-North-West. When The Wind Is Southerly, I Know A Hawk From A Handsaw

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    Hamlet claims he is only mad sometimes, depending on which direction the wind is blowing. He says that when the wind is from the south, he can distinguish a hawk from a tool used for cutting wood. This brief excerpt is from Act 2, scene 2 of Shakespeare's play Hamlet, and features the character Hamlet speaking ambiguously about his state of mind.

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    HAMLET

    I am but mad north-north-west. When the wind is southerly, I know a hawk from a handsaw.
    Act2, scene 2

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