Original artwork, not a still
Hamlet · 1602
The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Ambition, in this view, is made of very thin stuff. What ambitious people chase is only the shadow of a dream, so it's a reflection of something already insubstantial. The image suggests striving can feel weighty while being mostly airy and unreal.
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