This man is able to see “the gentleman with thistle-down hair” in the novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this man, who clashes with his physician Dr. Willis in one play. In another work, this man states “I will send a fully armed battalion to remind you of my love!”
ANSWER: King George III [prompt on George] (The referenced work is Hamilton.)
[10e] The aforementioned play is titled for this trait of King George III. A “hatter” with this trait appears in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.
ANSWER: madness [accept The Madness of George III; or The Madness of King George; accept Mad Hatter; accept being crazy or insane or mentally ill]
[10h] A British playwright with this first name and the last name “Bennett” wrote The Madness of George III and The History Boys. Another playwright with this first name and the last name “Ayckbourn” wrote Absurd Person Singular.
ANSWER: Alan Bennett [or Alan Ayckbourn]
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