ניסיון
the true genious manages to go to the ultimate extreme and with heroic determination rejects even what he himself considers the best decision, that is, the voice of his own reason. Thus the snake not only bites its own tail but actually devours itself, and a state of unhappiness is created that is beyond comparison
וכך, לא זו בלבד שהנחש נושך את זנבו, אלא הוא ממש בולע את עצמו, ומצב של אומללות שאין דומה לה נוצר.