Ripping off the Bard

[Gwion]

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

[Drassil]

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.

[Thanatos]

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.