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What books allude to Shakespeare?

* Ulysses by James Joyce: This modernist novel is full of allusions to Shakespeare, including the title, which refers to the hero of Homer's Odyssey, who is also mentioned in Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida.

* Finnegans Wake by James Joyce: This experimental novel is even more allusive than Ulysses, and it contains references to Shakespeare throughout. For example, the character of H.C. Earwicker is based on Hamlet.

* To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf: This novel about a family's summer vacation in the Isle of Skye contains several allusions to Shakespeare, including a quote from Hamlet that is used as the epigraph.

* Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf: This novel about a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway contains several allusions to Shakespeare, including a reference to the character of Cleopatra.

* The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald: This novel about the Jazz Age in New York City contains several allusions to Shakespeare, including a quote from Macbeth that is used as the epigraph.

* The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger: This novel about a teenage boy's alienation from society contains several allusions to Shakespeare, including a reference to the character of Hamlet.

* The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien: This epic fantasy novel contains several allusions to Shakespeare, including a reference to the character of Gandalf, who is based on Prospero from The Tempest.

* Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling: This series of children's novels contains several allusions to Shakespeare, including a reference to the character of Harry Potter, who is based on Prince Hal from Henry IV, Part 1.

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