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
- Charon (I.1.87)
- Cicero (V.2.8)
- Milton, John, Paradise Lost (I.6.3)
- The Romantics (V.2.8)
- Van Dyck, Anthony (I.1.4)
- Seneca (V.2.8)
Historical References
- Albert, Prince Consort (I.1.5)
- Prince of Wales (throughout; it's the name of Mannering's opera house)
- Waterloo (I.1.173)
- Oliver Cromwell (I.5.213).