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
- Don Quixote (3.1.385)
- Logic (yep, philosophical reasoning via logic is a thing. There’s even a character called “The Logician.”)
Historical References
- Galileo (3.1.467, 469, 476)