"Much Madness is divinest Sense-
To a discerning Eye-
Much Sense-the starkest Madness"
This poems states that those considered mad by society are in fact sane, and those considered sane by society are actually mad. By mad, the speaker is referencing those who are seen as eccentric or who don't follow the rules of society. This poem would be a paradox because it contradicts what is understood. Most people who are labeled insane are seen as nothing more than that. Those with views other than those of society are outcasts in our world. The speaker, however, is pointing out that this should not be the case. The speaker says that those who don't follow shouldn't be kept in "Chains." The "Majority...prevail," but the "mad" people of world are in fact correct in their views.
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