<![CDATA[Ripping off the Bard]]>The writers of Knightmare weren't afraid of "borrowing" certain phrases from Shakespeare himself and I'm glad they did it.

The most famous one I can think of is from the witches in macbeth:

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair:"

If you want to see if you can find any more try this site:

http://absoluteshakespeare.com/

Phase shift approaching -Not Shakespeare

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/topic/455/ripping-off-the-bardRSS for NodeSun, 13 Sep 2026 21:11:08 GMTThu, 03 Jul 2003 23:55:10 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Ripping off the Bard on Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:09:47 GMT]]>Given the number of expressions and, indeed, words coined by Shakespeare, it's difficult not to quote him. I wouldn't be surprised to discover that I haven't managed it in this very post.

]]>https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/33201https://www.knightmare.com/forum/post/33201Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:09:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Ripping off the Bard on Thu, 15 Dec 2005 11:13:07 GMT]]>In his own way, Shakespeare was an important and accomplished 'fantasy writer', and I'm glad of his links to Knightmare too. When Series 4 dungeoneer Dickon introduces himself to Brother Mace, the monk quotes from Shakespeare's play King Richard III (Act V, Scene iii, Line 306): 'Dickon thy master is bought and sold.' Though Mace does mention it's from Shakespeare, so it's not really a rip-off.

There's an entry on Shakespeare in the Knightmare Lexicon that details some of his KM connections.

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