What is Mad scene?
A '''mad scene''' is a scene in a [[Play (theatre)|play]], [[ballet]], [[opera]], or other theatre work that shows a character either insane or going insane. Three famous mad scenes are those in the play ''[[Hamlet]]'', in the ballet ''[[Giselle]]'', and the opera ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]''. In ''Hamlet'', Ophelia is truly mad while Hamlet pretends to be mad. {{performing-arts-stub}} [[Category:Theater]] [[Category:Opera]]