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Single Spies is a 1988 double bill written by the English playwright Alan Bennett. It consists of An Englishman Abroad and A Question of Attribution, the former an adaptation of a television play the author had written for the BBC in 1983.
- Alan Bennett
- 1988
"Bard of Blood" When Sorrows Come, They Come Not Single Spies, But in Battalions (TV Episode 2019) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Sep 27, 2019 · When Sorrows Come, They Come Not Single Spies, But in Battalions: With Emraan Hashmi, Sobhita Dhulipala, Vineet Kumar Singh, Jaideep Ahlawat. Secret codes left at a murder scene prompt Kabir to reconsider Sadiq's proposed mission in Balochistan and bring on board two unlikely agents.
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- Action, Adventure, Drama
- TV-MA
- Mayank Tewari, Vidit Tripathi
What's the origin of the phrase 'When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions'? From Shakespeare’s Hamlet , 1602: Claudius: O, this is the poison of deep grief; it springs All from her father’s death.
In William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy *Hamlet*, the complexity of grief and the overwhelming nature of suffering are encapsulated in the line, “When sorrows come, they come not single spies, But in battalions.”
Jun 26, 2016 · The quote “ When sorrows come, they come not single spies, but in battalions ” was used by Claudius in Shakespeare play, Hamlet, Act IV, Scene V. Claudius meant that, when bad incidents occur, they do not happen alone and many other bad happenings occur simultaneously to contribute to human tragedy.
O Gertrude, Gertrude, When sorrows come, they come not single spies But in battalions.
