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The meaning and origin of the expression: Though this be madness, yet there is method in it

Though this be madness, yet there is method in it

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What's the meaning of the phrase 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in it'?

The meaning and origin of the phrase 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in it'Methos in one's madness suggests reason behind apparent folly or disorder.

What's the origin of the phrase 'Though this be madness, yet there is method in it'?

This line derives from Shakespeare's Hamlet, 1602:

LORD POLONIUS [Aside]:
Though this be madness, yet there is method in 't. Will you walk out of the air, my lord?

The colloquial version is 'there's method in his madness'.

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