1. Shakespeare in Brave New World
Turning from horror to incense after the death of his mother and another unpleasant encounter with lower caste twins undergoing "death conditioning-, John attempts to liberate the workers in line for their daily ration of the euphoric, hallucinogenic panacea for all things unpleasant, soma. ... John, in response to Lenina, calls upon memories of Romeo and Juliet as well as other plays by Shakespeare. ... When being read Romeo and Juliet, Helmholtz could not help from laughing hysterically at the Juliet's plea to her mother to delay the marriage to Paris because of the death of Tybalt. .....
- Word Count: 1445
- Approx Pages: 6
- Grade Level: Undergraduate