When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literature, Philosophy, and Mythology
- Tarquin, who raped Lucrece (2.1.67)
- Gorgon or Medusa, who turned men to stone (2.3.83)
Historical References
- A farmer: well-known alias for Father Garnet of the Gunpowder Plot (2.4.4)
- The equivocator: central in the Gunpowder Plot against King James I (2.3.8)
- Mark Antony and Caesar (3.1.62)