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He’s loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes. — William Shakespeare

Play · Tragedy (play)

He’s loved of the distracted multitude, Who like not in their judgment, but their eyes.

William Shakespeare
Hamlet · 1616
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Topic
The massesPublic opinion
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Medium
Play
Time
1616The Renaissance
Person
William Shakespeare
Provenance
Current citation
Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 4, sc. 3.
Original citation
Shakespeare, William. "Hamlet." Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. London: Edward Blount and William and Isaac Jaggard, 1623, act 4, sc. 3.

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