This chapter's epigraph comes from a line in Shakespeare's play Hamlet, in which Hamlet says that he expects the worst from his enemy, and that the worst thing that could happen to him would be for him to die. The epigraph is from Hamlet's soliloquy in which he says that if he were a demon, he would die in the pain and humiliation of losing Arthur. He then goes on to say that the only way he's going to feel any better after losing Arthur is by putting him through a lot of pain. The only thing that will make him feel better is by crushing his mind so that he can't recover. This is a reference to the fact that the average demon wouldn't go mad with the pain of losing a loved one. Hamlet then turns to his fellow demon, the beast, and asks him if he has any idea what he is doing. The beast replies that he doesn't have any idea. He's already been crushed by the pain, and the only thing he can think of to do is to "crush his mind" so he won't be able to recover. Hamlet asks the beast if he knows what's happening, and he replies that it's not just him and the chandler, but also the beast himself. He also asks if the beast is going to be killed by the monster, and when the beast says yes, Hamlet asks if he can get back to his old self. He asks if there's any way that the beast can escape, and then he asks if they're all right, and if they can get litta, or if they should hurry while they