![]() ![]() Sir, you and I must part, but that’s not it. Take the partying words of Antony and Cleopatra in the play: Dalloway is haunted by memories of Peter Walsh, a scene reminiscent of Antony and Cleopatra. Shakespeare’s shadow also extends beyond this passage.įor instance, Clarissa Dalloway clings to Shakespeare’s words and draws her strongest motivation from them. In fact, we are told that the war was in part fought in the name of Shakespeare. Rezia even wonders if she will ever have a son like Septimus- in this case, Septimus is elevated to legend, just as Shakespeare had been. Ultimately, Septimus and Shakespeare become inseparable, veteran and soldier intertwined. Shakespeare also draws the curtain between husband and wife: Rezia’s inability to read Shakespeare defines her as a stranger, at least in the eyes of Septimus. In the passage I selected, Septimus finds a justification for his attitude about life in the work of Shakespeare, even when this is only fiction that he has concocted himself. Shakespeare looms large over Mrs Dalloway. ![]()
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