fused to abdicate16”( 119). taunting move.
[ 8 ] The way Nabakov describes the King’ s palace in Pale Fire mirrors the descriptions Shakespeare gives of Timon’ s dwelling in Timon of Athens.
[ 9 ] Nabokov mentions Shakespeare’ s play, Timon of Athens, directly in the text. Assuming his goal was in fact to rip off Shakespeare, mentioning the exact play he’ s plagiarizing is a gutsy and almost
[ 10 ] The word“ misanthrope,” meaning one who dislikes society and humankind, could refer either to Timon of Timon of Athens or Charles Kinbote of Pale Fire. Both of them are outcasts, although Timon ultimately exiled himself while it is suggested that Kinbote was thrust from society against his will.
[ 11 ] Conveniently, the word“ marauders” used in Pale Fire
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