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A lot of Shakespeare references are made in Disney movies. In Beauty and The Beast, as Gaston is getting the village ready to go kill the beast he says, "Screw you courage to the sticking place." This is exactly what Macbeth's wife said to him in the play Macbeth, when she was trying to convince him to go kill the king. The allusion is used in the movie to help emphasis how badly Gaston wanted to kill the beast and make Belle his wife.

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"I was born free as Caesar. So were you. We both have fed as well, and we can both endure the winter's cold as well as he." (Julius Caesar Act 1, Scene 2, Cassius is the speaker, line 8-10)
Cassius is referencing Caesar due to his success. He believes that since they have grown up having the same type of lifestyle that he should be just not, if more successful as Caesar.

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"Whose being I do fear, and under him my genius is rebuked, as it is said Mark Antony's was Caesar." (Macbeth Act 3, Scene 1, Macbeth is the speaker, line 8-10)
Shakespeare is alluding to two characters from his play Julius Caesar. Macbeth is comparing his relationship with Banquo to that of Caesar and Mark. Mark was Caesar's' ally and someone he trusted dearly. He helped transform the Roman Empire after Caesar's' death. Banquo is someone that Macbeth can trust with absolutely anything,

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"O heart, lose not thy nature; let not ever the soul  of Nero enter this firm bossom. Let me be cruel, not unnatural. I will speak daggers to her but use none." (Hamlet Act 3, Scene 2, Hamlet is the speaker, line 6-9)
Shakespeare is alluding to how Hamlet is beginning to show similar characteristics of Claudius' step son Nero. Nero is exactly like Claudius and Hamlet is beginning to exhibit behavior that shows he is losing his sense of morality like they have.

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"Hyperion to a satyr. So loving to my mother." (Hamlet Act one, Scene Two,  Hamlet is the speaker, line 12)
Shakespeare compares Hamlet's dead father to Hyperion who is a Greek god. He then compares Claudius to a satyr who is a greek mythological creature made up of a man and goat. This comparison helps allude to how Hamlet feels about his uncle due to the fact that satyrs are often associated with promiscuity and lust. He believes that his uncle killed his father just so that he could marry his mother.

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"With which she follow'd my poor fathers body like niobe, all tears. why she, even she. O God! a beast, that wants discourage of reason, would have mourned longer" (Hamlet Act One, Scene Two, Hamlet is the speaker, line 20-23)
In Greek mythology, Niobe was the daughter of a ruler named Tantalus. Niobe had many kids and would brag about them to titan leto who later made Apollo and Artemis kill all of them. Niobe mourned the death of her children. Hamlet makes this comparison to Niobe because he wonders why his mother doesn't mourn the death of her husband like Niobe mourned the death of her children.

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“Imma need a day off, I think I’ll call Ferris up.” Kanye West (Gotta Have It)
Kanye West is referencing Ferris’ carefree attitude. Ferris Burrer doesn’t care about going to school or his responsibilities. West is alluding to having a day off like Ferris would.

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"Cause we are just animals, Baby, it's primal, I want you on all fours, And before I let you walk, you gotta show me how you crawl" Nicki Minaj (Get on Your Knees)
In this song, Nicki Minaji is references how she wants the man to be in her relationship, She likes to be the one who wears the pants in the relationship, and wants the guy she’s with to do whatever she says.

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An allusion is a reference to something external. The purpose of allusions is to reference outside sources in connection to what is happening in the story. Allusions are important because they help the reader have a deeper understanding of what is happening in the story or soliloquy.