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The Star Trek franchise, begun in 1965, has frequently included stories inspired by and alluding to the works of William Shakespeare. The science fiction franchise includes television series, films, comic books, novels and games, and has material both Star Trek canon and non-canon. Many of the actors involved have been part of Shakespearean productions, including Patrick Stewart and Christopher Plummer. (en) |
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Shatner: Well, I can't play Calpurnia . I thought I'd get Sharon Stone for that. (en) Garak: But I'm sorry, Doctor, I just don't see the value of this man's work. (en) Jean-Luc Picard: "Well, Number One, you can never go wrong with Shakespeare." (en) Mark: She actually could be difficult to get. (en) Mark: So you'll play all the parts? (en) —Picard's advice to Riker about what to say in his wedding vows, from " 'Til Death", short story by Bob Ingersoll and Thomas F. Zahler, 2007 (en) Garak: I knew Brutus was going to kill Caesar in the first act, but Caesar didn't figure it out until the knife is in his back. (en) Mark: If you play both Caesar and Brutus, won't you have to stab yourself in the back? (en) Picard: I see us one day becoming that, Q. Is it that which concerns you? (en) Q: Surely you don't see your species like that, do you? (en) Jean-Luc Picard: Ohh, I know Hamlet! And what he might say with irony, I say with conviction! What a piece of work is man! How noble in reason, how infinite in faculty! In form and moving how express and admirable! In action how like an angel, in apprehension how like a god! (en) Shatner: Then we'll get Heather Locklear. I know her. (en) Bashir: Garak, Shakespeare is one of the giants of human literature. (en) |
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The Star Trek franchise, begun in 1965, has frequently included stories inspired by and alluding to the works of William Shakespeare. The science fiction franchise includes television series, films, comic books, novels and games, and has material both Star Trek canon and non-canon. Many of the actors involved have been part of Shakespearean productions, including Patrick Stewart and Christopher Plummer. (en) |
