The 48 Laws Of Power

REVERSAL

Therecan

really

benoreversaltothiscriticallaw:Badtheaterisbadthe-

ater.Even
appearing

natural

requires

a.rt—inother

words,

acting.

Badact-

ing only

creates embarrassment. Of

course

you

should not be too

dramatic—avoidthehistfionic
gesture.

Butthatis

simply

badtheater

any-

way,

since

it

violatescenturies-olddramaticlaws

againstoveracting.

In

essencethereisnoreversaltothislaw.

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