Pale Fire: A Magazine in 12 Projects Group Three | Page 96

down.
[15] Another reference to a dif-
ferent Shakespeare play alto-
gether,
Nabokov
mentions
“Ophelia,” a character from
the popular Hamlet. Again,
Nabokov seems to be patting
himself on the back for his
cleverness.
[16] The King in Pale Fire once
again mirrors Timon in Timon
of Athens. When he is warned
that his money will soon be
completely gone, Timon does
not pay attention. Despite the
warnings he received, he con-
tinued to give away his mon-
ey freely.
- CHRISTINA RESO
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