The world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players.
——Shakespeare
Performance is an art, and politics is also an art, with many similarities in various aspects. Actors who perform ordinarily are called entertainers, and those who perform well are called artists. Similarly, politicians who perform ordinarily are called politicians, and those who perform well are called statesmen. The biggest difference between performance and politics is that, although the latter is usually not as professional as the former, you must pay for their performance.
——Arthur Hastings
Arthur vividly described to Louis his nonexistent whimsical encounter with Clara.
In Arthur's narrative, Clara became an authentic Bohemian girl, a Gypsy Witch who wielded the power of a Crystal Ball.
Not only did she reveal Arthur's true identity, but she also predicted that Arthur had just recently survived an assassination attempt.
