William Shakespeare

By the middle of the eighteenth century, Shakespeare had assumed a place at the head of the canon of English literature -- a position of importance shared only by John Milton. Frankenstein, like much literature of the early nineteenth century, abounds with references to Shakespeare's plays.

• Works:
  • Hamlet, II.ii
  • King Lear, III.iv
  • Macbeth, I.vii
  • Midsummer Night's Dream, V.i
  • The Tempest, I.ii
• Illustrations:
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