Bill, Bill, Bill

Sorry I haven't been posting in a while.  I've been dividing my time between thesis research, Victorian research, and Henry IV Part 1, which is having its second weekend this weekend (It's totally awesome.  Everyone should go.  Here's a link for info.  By the by, it's being directed by the fabulous Hilary Gross.)

But, thinking about the show got me thinking about all the Shakespeare references there are in Victorian literature.  I always got really excited when I saw them, because I got the reference.

There are a few in North and South.  One chapter opens with a quote from Midsummer Night's Dream, "For never anything can be amiss when simpleness and duty tender it."  Rumor has it there's a Sonnet 1 reference in the beginning of Middlemarch, but for that you might have to ask Hilary.

So, this isn't exactly related to my research for class, but I'm always happy when the other areas of my research become relevant to this research.

How about anyone else?  Any references you're just really happy to get?