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
- Aristotle (4.6.2)
- As You Like It (4.3.32)
- "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson (2.4.42)
- Hamlet (1. 1. 9, 2.4.28)
- Henry V (1.1.5)
- "Kathleen Malvourneen" (3.5.201)
- "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," by Washington Irving (3.5.126)
- Les Misérables (1.4.80-84)
- "Rock Me to Sleep" by Ellen (Akers) Allen (4.4.32)
Historical References
- Charles Darwin (2.5.50)
- Dan Butterfield, Composer of "Taps" (2.4.17)
- "Solferino and the Charge of the Light Brigade" (2.5.87)
- The Whitworth, an English cannon (4.3.54)