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[[Image:Shakespeare.JPG|thumb|250px|William Shakespeare]]
 
[[Image:Shakespeare.JPG|thumb|250px|William Shakespeare]]
  
'''William Shakespeare''' was a noteworthy English poet and playwright ([[Timeline|1564 - 1616]]). Shakespeare is famous for the many great plays that he has written, including ''[[Macbeth (Play)|Macbeth]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[Othello (play)|Othello]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'', and more. The [[Manhattan Clan]] discovered his works not long after their awakening - and have also encountered a number of his characters, such as [[Macbeth]], the [[Weird Sisters]], [[Oberon]], [[Titania]], and [[Puck]].
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'''William Shakespeare''' was a noteworthy English poet and playwright ([[Timeline#995-1994|1564 - 1616]]). Shakespeare is famous for the many great plays that he has written, including ''[[Macbeth (play)|Macbeth]]'', ''[[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]'', ''[[Othello (play)|Othello]]'', ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', ''[[Hamlet]]'', ''[[King Lear]]'', ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[The Tempest]]'', and more.  
  
{{CIT|Shakespeare was good friends with Macbeth, although he did not know Macbeth's true identity.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8556] {{CIT|Shakespeare and Macbeth probably had tea together at [[Into the Mystic]] in [[London]] or were drinking buddies.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=217][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3462]  {{CIT|Macbeth was amused by his friend's take on his life story, rather than offended.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=421]
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==History==
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{{CIT|In Shakespeare's day, he was good friends with [[Macbeth]], although he did not know Macbeth's true identity.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=8556] {{CIT|Shakespeare and Macbeth probably had tea together at [[Into the Mystic]] in [[London]] or were drinking buddies.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=217][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3462]  {{CIT|Macbeth was amused by his friend's take on his life story, rather than offended.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=421]
  
{{CIT|Other characters from his plays known to exist are [[Queen Mab]], [[Prospero]], [[Ariel]], and [[Caliban]].}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=405][http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=3638] {{CIT|[[Tamora]] has also been called a "''[[Gargoyles (TV series)|Gargoyles]]'' character in the making".}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=269]
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The [[Manhattan Clan]] discovered his works not long after their awakening in modern day [[New York City|New York]] – and have also encountered a number of his characters, such as Macbeth, the [[Weird Sisters]], [[Oberon]], [[Titania]], and [[Puck]]. ''([[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]], [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]], [[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]], [[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]])''
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{{CIT|Queen [[Mab]], another character from Shakespeare's work, is also known to exist.}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=405]
  
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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* [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]] (Mentioned Only)
 
* [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]] (Mentioned Only)
 
* [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]] (Mentioned Only)
 
* [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]] (Mentioned Only)
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* [[Render Unto Caesar|"Render Unto Caesar"]] (Mentioned Only)
  
 
==Real World Background==
 
==Real World Background==
Shakespearean references in the [[Gargoyles Universe]] are common, thanks to [[Greg Weisman]]'s fondness for the Bard.  Not only have Macbeth, the Weird Sisters, Oberon, Titania, and Puck appeared directly in the series, but a few other characters are parallels to Shakespearean figures, such as the [[Coldtrio]] to [[Othello]], [[Desdemona]], and [[Iago]] or [[Dingo]] in ''[[Bad Guys]]'' to Prince Hal.  [[Strangled|"Strangled"]] and [[Losers|"Losers"]] introduced modern-day namesake counterparts to [[Falstaff]] and his circle into the Gargoyles Universe.  One of the female [[gargoyles]] on [[Avalon]] bears the name [[Ophelia]], and a number of Shakespearean lines have been quoted or adapted in the course of the series.
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Shakespearean references in the [[Gargoyles Universe|''Gargoyles'' Universe]] are common, thanks to [[Greg Weisman|Greg Weisman's]] fondness for the Bard.  Not only have Macbeth, the Weird Sisters, Oberon, Titania, and Puck appeared directly in the [[Gargoyles (TV series)|series]], but a few other characters are parallels to Shakespearean figures, such as the [[Coldtrio]] to [[Coldstone|Othello]], [[Coldfire|Desdemona]], and [[Coldsteel|Iago]] or [[Dingo]] in ''[[Gargoyles: Bad Guys]]'' to Prince Hal.  [[Strangled|"Strangled"]] and [[Losers|"Losers"]] introduced modern-day namesake counterparts to [[Falstaff]] and his circle into the ''Gargoyles'' Universe.  One of the female [[gargoyle]]s on [[Avalon]] bears the name [[Ophelia]], and a number of Shakespearean lines have been quoted or adapted in the course of the series.
  
Greg also planned to reflect Shakespeare in future episodes, not only through the introduction of Queen Mab and Prospero, but also by making [[Terry Chung|Terry]] and [[Sphinx (New Olympian)|Sphinx]] a parallel to Romeo and Juliet in the ''[[The New Olympians (spin-off)|The New Olympians]]'' [[:Category:Spin-Offs|spin-off]].  He even once suggested a [[The Weird Macbeth|two-parter]] where the characters were trapped in a live performance of ''Macbeth'', with Macbeth playing his namesake, Demona as Lady Macbeth, Goliath as Macduff, Elisa as Lady Macduff, and [[Hudson]] as Duncan (the higher-ups at Disney rejected it as a two-parter, and Greg felt the story would never fit into a single episode).
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Greg also planned to reflect Shakespeare in future episodes{{CIT|, not only through the introduction of Queen Mab, but also by making [[Terry Chung|Terry]] and [[Sphinx (New Olympian)|Sphinx]] a parallel to Romeo and Juliet in the ''[[The New Olympians (spin-off)|The New Olympians]]'' [[:Category:Spin-Offs|spin-off]]}}{{CIT|[[Tamora]] has also been called a "''Gargoyles'' character in the making".}} [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?rid=269] He even once suggested a [[The Weird Macbeth|two-parter]] where the characters were trapped in a live performance of ''Macbeth'', with Macbeth playing his namesake, [[Demona]] as Lady Macbeth, Goliath as Macduff, Elisa as Lady Macduff, and [[Hudson]] as Duncan (the higher-ups at Disney rejected it as a two-parter, and Greg felt the story would never fit into a single episode).
  
 
==Shakespearean allusions in ''Gargoyles''==
 
==Shakespearean allusions in ''Gargoyles''==
  
*[[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]] - Macbeth is introduced, and [[Brooklyn]] and [[Lexington]] recognize his name from the Shakespeare play (which [[Goliath]] had already read, but they had not).
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* [[Enter Macbeth|"Enter Macbeth"]] - Macbeth is introduced, and [[Brooklyn]] and [[Lexington]] recognize his name from the Shakespeare play (which [[Goliath]] had already read, but they had not).
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* [[Legion|"Legion"]] - The future [[Coldfire]] and [[Coldsteel]] are called "Desdemona" and "Iago" in the voice credits.
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* [[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]] - Macbeth's henchmen are called "[[Banquo]]" and "[[Fleance]]" in the voice credits.  [[Jeffrey Robbins]] recognizes Macbeth's alias, [[Lennox Macduff]], as an allusion to ''Macbeth''.
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* [[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]] - Puck is introduced, Oberon and Titania are first mentioned, and Brooklyn and [[Elisa Maza|Elisa]] both mention ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''.
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* [[Vows|"Vows"]] - [[David Xanatos|Xanatos]] says to his [[Petros Xanatos|father]], "Reason not the need", a quote from ''King Lear''.
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* [[City of Stone|"City of Stone"]] - The Weird Sisters are introduced in [[City of Stone Part One|"City of Stone" Part One]].  In their encounter with Macbeth and [[Duncan]] in [[City of Stone Part Three|"City of Stone" Part Three]], they say "Double, double, toil and trouble/ Fire burn and cauldron bubble", and greet Macbeth and Duncan with the words "All hail [Duncan/Macbeth], King of Scotland, and father of the king hereafter!"  At Macbeth and [[Gruoch|Gruoch's]] wedding, [[Bodhe]] introduces them as "Lord and Lady Macbeth".  One of Duncan's henchmen is named "[[Macduff]]" in the voice credits.
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* [[High Noon|"High Noon"]] - Lexington uses the names "Othello", "Desdemona", and "Iago" as password attempts when trying to re-activate [[Coldstone]].
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* [[Heritage|"Heritage"]] - Elisa adapts the line "There are more things in heaven and [[earth]]..." from ''Hamlet'', when speaking to [[Natsilane]].
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* [[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]] - The episode title is a quote from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''. Oberon and Titania (as Titania) first appear.  Ophelia is first named.  Oberon's line "The game is afoot" comes from the "Once more unto the breach" speech from ''[[Henry V]]'' (via Sherlock Holmes).  At the end of the episode, Goliath drops the name of another Shakespeare [[All's Well That Ends Well|play]] when he says "All's well that ends well, then." 
  
*[[Legion|"Legion"]] - The future [[Coldfire]] and [[Coldsteel]] are called "Desdemona" and "Iago" in the voice credits.
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* [[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]] - The [[Xanatos Program]] adapts the line "Alas, poor Yorick" from ''Hamlet''.
  
*[[A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time|"A Lighthouse in the Sea of Time"]] - Macbeth's henchmen are called "[[Banquo]]" and "[[Fleance]]" in the voice credits.  [[Jeffrey Robbins]] recognizes Macbeth's alias, [[Lennox Macduff]], as an allusion to ''Macbeth''.
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* [[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]] - Oberon says that when the humans in [[Manhattan]] awake the morning after his assault upon the [[Eyrie Building]], the strange events from the previous night will seem to them only "a midsummer night's dream".
  
*[[The Mirror|"The Mirror"]] - Puck is introduced, Oberon and Titania are first mentioned, and Brooklyn and [[Elisa]] both mention ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''.
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* [[The Journey|"The Journey"]] - Broadway and Brooklyn both quote from ''Romeo and Juliet'' ("But soft, what light..." and "Parting is such sweet sorrow") in the [[Library (Wyvern)||library]] scene.
  
*[[Vows|"Vows"]] - [[Xanatos]] says to his father, "Reason not the need", a quote from ''King Lear''.
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* [[The Gate|"The Gate"]] - [[Kenneth III]]/the Grim says "Welcome every man according to his station, and who shall 'scape whipping?", based on a line from ''Hamlet''.
  
*"City of Stone" - The Weird Sisters are introduced in [[City of Stone Part One|Part One]].  In their encounter with Macbeth and [[Duncan]] in [[City of Stone Part Three|Part Three]], they say "Double, double, toil and trouble/ Fire burn and cauldron bubble", and greet Macbeth and Duncan with the words "All hail [Duncan/Macbeth], King of Scotland, and father of the king hereafter!"  At Macbeth and [[Gruoch]]'s wedding, [[Bodhe]] introduces them as "Lord and Lady Macbeth".  One of Duncan's henchmen is named "[[Macduff]]" in the voice credits.
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* [[Strangers|"Strangers"]] - Dingo's real name is revealed to be "Harry Monmouth", a nickname of Prince Hal/Henry V.
  
*[[High Noon|"High Noon"]] - Lexington uses the names "Othello", "Desdemona", and "Iago" as password attempts when trying to re-activate [[Coldstone]].
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* [[Strangled|"Strangled"]] - Falstaff, [[Mistress Quickly]], [[Mistress Doll]], [[Bardolph]], [[Points]], and [[Pistol]] are introduced. In addition, the events of the [[Redemption Squad]] infiltrating [[Eastcheap]] Isle throughout the [[Gargoyles: Bad Guys - Redemption|''Bad Guys'' miniseries]] took place the night of January 5th, [[Timeline#1997|1997]], a.k.a. ''Twelfth Night''. [http://www.s8.org/gargoyles/askgreg/search.php?qid=12921]
  
*[[Heritage|"Heritage"]] - Elisa adapts the line "There are more things in heaven and earth..." from ''Hamlet'', when speaking to [[Natsilane]].
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* [[Tale Old as Time|"Tale Old as Time"]] - [[Dino Dracon]] calls [[Peter Choy]] and [[Rosaria Sanchez]] "Romeo and Juliet" when kidnapping them in [[Central Park]].
  
*[[Ill Met By Moonlight|"Ill Met By Moonlight"]] - Oberon and Titania (as Titania) first appear.  Ophelia is first named.  Oberon's line "The game is afoot" comes from the "Once more unto the breach" speech from ''Henry V'' (via Sherlock Holmes). At the end of the episode, Goliath says "All's well that ends well, then."  The episode title is a quote from ''A Midsummer Night's Dream''.
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* [[Everywhere|"Everywhere"]] - Demona mutters to herself "Heavy is the head" when observing Brooklyn with the [[Tracking Spell]], slightly misquoting ''[[Henry IV, Part 2]]'' ("Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"). Later on, while using the same spell to look back in time in her search for the [[Three Keys to Power]], she again mutters to herself "what is done is done", slightly misquoting Lady Macbeth.
  
*[[Future Tense|"Future Tense"]] - The [[Xanatos Program]] adapts the line "Alas, poor Yorick" from ''Hamlet''.
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* [[The Reach|"The Reach"]] - The battle-cry "For Kenneth, Saint Andrew and Scotland!" is modelled on "God for Harry, England, and Saint George!" from ''Henry V''.
  
*[[The Gathering Part Two|"The Gathering" Part Two]] - Oberon says that when the humans in [[Manhattan]] awake the morning after his assault upon the [[Eyrie Building]], the strange events from the previous night will seem to them only "a midsummer night's dream".
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* [[The Draw| "The Draw"]] - Three of [[Culen|Culen's]] thanes, [[Cawdor]], [[Angus]], and [[Menteth]], are named after thanes in ''Macbeth''.  The second part of [[Shahrizad|Shahrizad's]] narration of "The Tale of the Three Brothers" includes the line "aye, there was the rub", echoing a line from Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy.
  
*[[The Journey|"The Journey"]] - Broadway and Brooklyn both quote from ''Romeo and Juliet'' ("But soft, what light..." and "Parting is such sweet sorrow") in the library scene.
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* [[The Promise|"The Promise"]] - The troupe of players includes twins named Benvolio and Malvolio (references to ''Romeo and Juliet'' and ''Twelfth Night'', respectively). [[Shahrizad] is at one point called the "Dark Lady", a reference to several of Shakespeare's sonnets written to a woman described as having dark physical features.
  
*[[The Gate|"The Gate"]] - [[Kenneth III]]/the Grim says "Welcome every man according to his station, and who shall 'scape whipping?", based on a line from ''Hamlet''.
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* [[Young At Heart|"Young At Heart"]] - On his deathbed, [[Halcyon Renard]] quotes the opening line in the prologue to ''Romeo and Juliet'' when pointing out the similarities between his aide-de-camp, [[Preston Vogel]], and his former employee, [[Owen Burnett]]. Vogel still doesn't see it, much to Owen's amusement.
  
*[[Strangers|"Strangers"]] - Dingo's real name is revealed to be "Harry Monmouth", a nickname of Prince Hal/Henry V.
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* [[The Dream|"The Dream"]] - The "Italian tragedy" first performed in "The Draw" is performed once more for the 10th Century locals of [[Wyvern Hill]], and now described as featuring characters such as "Iagolino", "the Moor", and "Desdemona".
  
*[[Strangled|"Strangled"]] - Falstaff, [[Mistress Quickly]], [[Mistress Doll]], [[Bardolph]], [[Points]], and [[Pistol]] are introduced.
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* [[Quo Vadis Cum Hoc?|"Quo Vadis Cum Hoc?"]] - [[Paolo Prospero]] is introduced. [[Caliban]] and [[Ariel]], other characters from ''The Tempest'', are mentioned as [[Children of Oberon]]. In addition, Prospero suggests renaming the [[White Council]] the "Star Chamber", invoking the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Chamber real-life court] contemporary to Shakespeare's day that he mentions in ''[[The Merry Wives of Windsor]]''.
  
 
==See Also==
 
==See Also==

Latest revision as of 10:00, 19 August 2024

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare was a noteworthy English poet and playwright (1564 - 1616). Shakespeare is famous for the many great plays that he has written, including Macbeth, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Othello, Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, King Lear, Twelfth Night, The Tempest, and more.

History

In Shakespeare's day, he was good friends with Macbeth, although he did not know Macbeth's true identity. [1] Shakespeare and Macbeth probably had tea together at Into the Mystic in London or were drinking buddies. [2][3] Macbeth was amused by his friend's take on his life story, rather than offended. [4]

The Manhattan Clan discovered his works not long after their awakening in modern day New York – and have also encountered a number of his characters, such as Macbeth, the Weird Sisters, Oberon, Titania, and Puck. ("Enter Macbeth", "The Mirror", "City of Stone" Part One, "Ill Met By Moonlight")

Queen Mab, another character from Shakespeare's work, is also known to exist. [5]

Appearances

Real World Background

Shakespearean references in the Gargoyles Universe are common, thanks to Greg Weisman's fondness for the Bard. Not only have Macbeth, the Weird Sisters, Oberon, Titania, and Puck appeared directly in the series, but a few other characters are parallels to Shakespearean figures, such as the Coldtrio to Othello, Desdemona, and Iago or Dingo in Gargoyles: Bad Guys to Prince Hal. "Strangled" and "Losers" introduced modern-day namesake counterparts to Falstaff and his circle into the Gargoyles Universe. One of the female gargoyles on Avalon bears the name Ophelia, and a number of Shakespearean lines have been quoted or adapted in the course of the series.

Greg also planned to reflect Shakespeare in future episodes, not only through the introduction of Queen Mab, but also by making Terry and Sphinx a parallel to Romeo and Juliet in the The New Olympians spin-off. Tamora has also been called a "Gargoyles character in the making". [6] He even once suggested a two-parter where the characters were trapped in a live performance of Macbeth, with Macbeth playing his namesake, Demona as Lady Macbeth, Goliath as Macduff, Elisa as Lady Macduff, and Hudson as Duncan (the higher-ups at Disney rejected it as a two-parter, and Greg felt the story would never fit into a single episode).

Shakespearean allusions in Gargoyles

  • "The Mirror" - Puck is introduced, Oberon and Titania are first mentioned, and Brooklyn and Elisa both mention A Midsummer Night's Dream.
  • "City of Stone" - The Weird Sisters are introduced in "City of Stone" Part One. In their encounter with Macbeth and Duncan in "City of Stone" Part Three, they say "Double, double, toil and trouble/ Fire burn and cauldron bubble", and greet Macbeth and Duncan with the words "All hail [Duncan/Macbeth], King of Scotland, and father of the king hereafter!" At Macbeth and Gruoch's wedding, Bodhe introduces them as "Lord and Lady Macbeth". One of Duncan's henchmen is named "Macduff" in the voice credits.
  • "High Noon" - Lexington uses the names "Othello", "Desdemona", and "Iago" as password attempts when trying to re-activate Coldstone.
  • "Heritage" - Elisa adapts the line "There are more things in heaven and earth..." from Hamlet, when speaking to Natsilane.
  • "Ill Met By Moonlight" - The episode title is a quote from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Oberon and Titania (as Titania) first appear. Ophelia is first named. Oberon's line "The game is afoot" comes from the "Once more unto the breach" speech from Henry V (via Sherlock Holmes). At the end of the episode, Goliath drops the name of another Shakespeare play when he says "All's well that ends well, then."
  • "The Journey" - Broadway and Brooklyn both quote from Romeo and Juliet ("But soft, what light..." and "Parting is such sweet sorrow") in the |library scene.
  • "The Gate" - Kenneth III/the Grim says "Welcome every man according to his station, and who shall 'scape whipping?", based on a line from Hamlet.
  • "Strangers" - Dingo's real name is revealed to be "Harry Monmouth", a nickname of Prince Hal/Henry V.
  • "Everywhere" - Demona mutters to herself "Heavy is the head" when observing Brooklyn with the Tracking Spell, slightly misquoting Henry IV, Part 2 ("Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown"). Later on, while using the same spell to look back in time in her search for the Three Keys to Power, she again mutters to herself "what is done is done", slightly misquoting Lady Macbeth.
  • "The Reach" - The battle-cry "For Kenneth, Saint Andrew and Scotland!" is modelled on "God for Harry, England, and Saint George!" from Henry V.
  • "The Draw" - Three of Culen's thanes, Cawdor, Angus, and Menteth, are named after thanes in Macbeth. The second part of Shahrizad's narration of "The Tale of the Three Brothers" includes the line "aye, there was the rub", echoing a line from Hamlet's "To be or not to be" soliloquy.
  • "The Promise" - The troupe of players includes twins named Benvolio and Malvolio (references to Romeo and Juliet and Twelfth Night, respectively). [[Shahrizad] is at one point called the "Dark Lady", a reference to several of Shakespeare's sonnets written to a woman described as having dark physical features.
  • "Young At Heart" - On his deathbed, Halcyon Renard quotes the opening line in the prologue to Romeo and Juliet when pointing out the similarities between his aide-de-camp, Preston Vogel, and his former employee, Owen Burnett. Vogel still doesn't see it, much to Owen's amusement.
  • "The Dream" - The "Italian tragedy" first performed in "The Draw" is performed once more for the 10th Century locals of Wyvern Hill, and now described as featuring characters such as "Iagolino", "the Moor", and "Desdemona".

See Also