Shakspeare's Delineations of Insanity, Imbecility, and Suicide

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. The extent and accuracy of the medical, physiological, and psychological knowledge displayed in the dramas of William Shakspeare, like the knowledge there manifested on all matters upon which the rays of his mighty genius fell, has excited the wonder and astonishment of all men who, since his time, have brought their minds to the investigation of these subjects, upon which so much light has been thrown by the researches of modern science.<br><br>Shakspeare's knowledge extended far beyond the range of ordinary observation, and comprehended subjects such, as in our day, and we may suppose in his, were regarded as strictly professional and special.