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I want to play a character who has a serious love for lacing their dialogue with quotes from their favorite author, Shakespeare. They don't do it that often that it becomes obnoxious, so I think I could mostly skate by with my limited knowledge of Shakespeare's works, but it's still a notable part of their character and way of speaking.

General advice for characters who quote a lot in general or for this case in particular (besides reading more of their works, that's a given) would be much appreciated!

I suppose the biggest thing is while you can get away with pulling quotes from like a top Shakespeare quotes site, you need to be aware of original context. The biggest example that comes to mind is "Brevity is the source of wit" from Hamlet. If your character knows a lot about Shakespeare then they'll know that said quote is from the windiest talkiest character in the play and he says it right before he launches into a speech—it's dramatic irony and not taken seriously.

thankfully, there aren't a lot of those sorts of moments but context'll make or break a reference.

Shakespeare specifically (because I used to play a character like that)
- check how well they understand Shakespeare and his context. How much knowledge about the culture and context of their sources exist where they're from? How well would they be able to interpret what they read, outside of clues within the text? Someone from a future where history books about England are scarce (or someone who doesn't believe in context) will require less scholarship from you.
- What do they quote? Do they have one or two plays that they primarily quote from? Are 80% of their quotes from Hamlet? If you can narrow it down like that, read those one or two plays.
- Do they only quote directly? Or do they alter their quotes? how long are the quotes that they usually use? How well connected are they to the surrounding speech? What is the function of their quoting?
- And, lastly: What kind of reactions are they used to? Are they used to people getting what they're saying? Or would they think that people who can recognize those quotes identify them as members of a specific group of people?

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