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.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Metamorphoses: 2.2: Imogen is reading this when Iachimo sneaks into her bedchamber.
Historical References
- Parthian (1.7)
- Tarquin (2.2)
- Cytherea, a.k.a. Venus (2.2)
- Phoebus (2.3)
- Diana's rangers: women who were sworn to chastity (2.3)
- Lud's town: London was sometimes said to be named after Cymbeline's grandpa, Lud (3.1)
- Cupid (3.2)
- Aeneas (3.4)
- Sinon (3.4)
- Ajax (4.2)
- Thersites (4.2)
- Hecuba (4.2)
- Our jovial star: a name for Jupiter (5.4)
- Jupiter (5.4)