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 Sources
- Pandosto, Robert Greene
- Book 10 of Ovid’s Metamorphoses
Cultural References
- Alexander the Great (5.1.3)
- Giulio Romano, Italian artist (5.2.5)
Mythology
- Mercury, father of Autolycus (4.3.1)
Religious References
- Judas’s betrayal of Christ (1.2.23)
- Resurrection of Christ (5.3.7)
- Paulina’s name recalls St. Paul (Paul the Apostle)