The Play Within for: Jerry Seinfeld

Was/is one device to point to levels of

natural illusion, as in Hamlet, as in 

French Lieutenant's Woman.

Bringing the audience into the play

or, playing as if you were part of

the audience were forms of this.

And, in reality, we catch ourselves, or,

someone catches us being something…

and we feel flayed in front of eyes.

Our embarrassment of the truth of

who we are is our biggest obstacle

before the next one.