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