On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Philip Hart wrote: >AFB but I suspect Khaavren to Piro is a response to (the almost-as-famous >and perhaps Shakespeare-derived) D'Artagnan pere to fils at the beginning >of The 3 Ms. Hmm. D'Artagnan pere appears to have been great deal less ambivalent than Polonius. Indeed, he seems a most definite Dzur: "Never fear quarrels, but seek adventures. I have taught you how to handle a sword; you have thews of iron, a wrist of steel. Fight on all occasions. Fight the more for duels being forbidden, since consequently there is twice as much courage in fighting." >Anyway, I'm not too up on my Shakespeare, but maybe this list would >enjoy playing "What House are Shakespearean characters from" (in case >this isn't the nth time it was suggested). For example, Iago is a >Yendi, Othello a Dzur, Perdita an Issola; maybe Hamlet's a Tiassa, >Macbeth a Jhereg, Macduff a Phoenix (mystic birth circumstances), >Hermione also a Phoenix (mystic rebirth)... Polonius, as I suggested, could be an Issola. The Capulets and Montagues were probably Dzur. Shylock is a Chreotha. Falstaff is a Teckla, or perhaps a Tsalmoth (how *does* he maintain?) The various kings and Caesars are almost all Dragons, except for Richard III (pace the Fellowship of the White Boar) [1], who is a Jhereg. The Faerie of "Midsummer Night's Dream" are all Yendi. [1] http://www.richardiii.net/begin.htm