The Magus on Les Infortunes de la Vertu: “(epigraph) 'Un débauché de profession est rarement un homme pitoyable.' — De Sade, Les Infortunes de la Vertu”
The Magus on The Tempest: “It was not, given the end of The Tempest, difficult to guess why. (Prospero/Miranda/Ferdinand/Caliban recur throughout.)”
The Magus on Twelfth Night: “'She is acting, amusing herself with you. Playing Olivia to your Malvolio.'”
The Magus on Othello: “'If you had seen him play Othello, you would not say that. He is a very accomplished young actor.'”
The Magus on Hamlet: “'Shall I get me to a nunnery?' 'I never felt less like Hamlet.'”
The Magus on Huis Clos: “'What was that Sartre play we saw?' 'Huis Clos.' 'This is Huis even closer.'”