What a piece of work is a man lines written by Montaigne: However, rather than being a direct influence on Shakespeare, Montaigne may have merely been reacting to the same general atmosphere of the time, making the source of these lines one of context rather than direct influence. What a piece of work is a man "What a piece of work is man!" is a phrase within a soliloquy by Prince Hamlet in William Shakespeare's play of the same name. Hamlet is reflecting, at first admiringly, and then despairingly, on the human condition. The soliloquy, spoken in the play by Prince Hamlet to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in Act
Fiend Without a Face British censors had allowed "Fiend Without a Face" to be released, notably: "What is the British film industry thinking by trying to beat Hollywood at its own game of overdosing on blood and gore". With a 67% "Fresh" rating at the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, "Fiend Without a Face" is considered one of the best B movies of the 1950s. James Rolfe called the film the "best killer brain movie ever" and stated that "it may be the goriest film of its time". Later reviews concentrated on the B-movie production values and lack of a cohesive plot. In Leonard