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Did Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' Have Aspie-like Behavior?
Yes. All available evidence indicates that this is a valid hypothesis. 33%  33%  [ 1 ]
Maybe. 'Hamlet' is fiction, and SMBC is satire. 33%  33%  [ 1 ]
No. This is just another stupid "Could ________ be an Aspie?" thread. 33%  33%  [ 1 ]
I don't know. Was 'Petruchio' in "Taming of the Shrew" an Aspie? 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I don't know. Was 'Othello' in the play of the same name an Aspie? 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
I don't know ... maybe Shakespeare (or Bacon) was an Aspie ... ? 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
On Planet-X, there is no ice cream. 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Other: ________________ (Please Explain Below). 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
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09 Mar 2013, 10:04 am

Zach Weiner draws an outstanding webcomic called "Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal". This Episode presents the idea that Hamlet's tragic flaw is that he is an anti-social geek.

But wait a minute...

Reading the rest of the comic may give reason to believe that William Shakespeare (or Francis Bacon) had at least an understanding of Aspie-like behavior, if not the education to label it as "Hamlet's Syndrome".

Please read the comic, give it some thought, and answer the attached poll.

Thank you.


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