My first thought was “greed” (standard wordly and cynical mind). Then “love” (believing mind).

Then, my scientific mind started and “ADN” flashed as the phrase to be answered.

What guides us? How do we make our decisions? I do not know.

Does Hamlet answer to what?

Do you mean I could get some kind of social advantage to read this book?

By the simple fact I read it?

Good and bad.

Are these the right concepts to live by?

I am lazy here and I repost something I posted elsewhere about this fish image.

“The fish image is for me a proof that nature “lies”. This fish has a spot on its tail (is it the right word?) that makes other animals think it is its eye. This is a life saving trick. This fact may have some implications on the human mind and behaviour understanding.”

As for Hamlet, I would tend for madness. And by not reading Hamlet, I can pretend I can read the text in old English I have (the Arden Shakespeare S. Hamlet). Anytime I try to read it, I spend one hour page page reading the notes.

What I don’t understand is that in the book they never mention anything about the little village suggested by the title.