Shakespearean references

[Kristian Pedersen]

Anders wrote:
>>>>>>Other Shakespeare quote or references would be
interesting too. I know
that the two theatre stories by Barks, must be
referring to Romeo and
Juliet, allthough I've never read that play, only as
an italian
parodia-pocketbook. 

I'm sure there are loads, but I can only think of a
couple of other Shakespeare quotes from duck stories,
both from Barks stories. In the opening of "Queen of
the Wild Dog Pack" Scrooge alludes directly to the
fact that something is rotten in the state of Denmark.
I admit I don't know if this is only in the Danish
version, but as the line looks perfectly plausible in
the story context, I choose to believe it was in the
original as well.

The classic is surely the Donald-as-rainmaker story
which references The Merchant of Venice:

Iago: 'O, beware, my lord, of jealousy; It is the
green-eyed monster which doth mock The meat it feeds
on; that cuckold lives in bliss Who, certain of his
fate, loves not his wronger; But, O, what damned
minutes tells he o'er Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects,
ye 

For more detail, see:
http://phrases.shu.ac.uk/meanings/166600.html 

(Incidentally I've different Danish translations of
this story; one in which the monster is correctly
denoted as "green-eyed", and one in which it is
described as "green". I don't know which one came
first - but unless memory plays tricks on me, I think
the "green" monster was actually bright RED in the
drawing! Or am I getting senile, fellow Danes?)

Cheers,
Kristian





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