The Woman in White Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• Thomas Chatterton, poet (2.1.3.77)
• "I go—and leave my character behind me," quote from Richard Brinsley Sheridan's play The School for Scandal (2.1.3.77)
• Isaac of York, character in Sir Walter Scott's Ivanhoe (2.1.3.125)
• Dante (1.1.3.15)
• Sirens, Greek mythology (1.1.9.11)
• Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe (1.1.12.5)
• "by their fruits ye shall know them," reference to Matthew 7:20 (2.3.2.84)
• "turneth away wrath," reference to Proverbs 15:1 (2.3.2.149)
• "O Death, thou […]" paraphrase of I Corinthians 15:55 (2.4.5.20)
• Lucrezia Borgia, opera by Gaetano Donizetti (3.3.4.26)
• "I came, saw and conquered [...]" reference to Julius Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" (3.4.1.27)

Historical References

• Charles V of Spain (1.1.7.14)
• Titian, Italian painter (1.1.7.14)
• Pope Alexander VI (2.1.2.26)
• Mr. and Mrs. Manning, who committed a notorious murder in 1849 and were publicly hanged that same year (2.1.2.26)
• Jesuits (2.1.4.7)
• King Charles I of England (3.3.5.51)
• Holy Roman Empire (3.4.1.1)
• Masons (3.4.1.1)
• Isaac Newton (3.4.1.17)
• Nero, Roman Emperor (3.4.1.17)
• Alexander the Great (3.4.1.17)
• Raffaelo Sanzio, Italian painter (1.1.7.6)
• Goths (1.1.7.14, 2.2.1.6)
• Tory party (1.2.4.26)
• George II of England (2.1.1.30)
• John Howard, English prison reformer (2.1.3.77)
• Great Exhibition of 1851 (3.1.1.17)
• King Solomon (3.1.11.24)

Pop Culture References

• Figaro's song, "Largo al Factotum" (2.1.3.22)
• Man of Sentiment, popular character type in 18th-century novels (2.1.3.154)