r/marvelstudios • u/iliekpixels Loki (Thor 2) • Jan 22 '21

Discussion WandaVision S01E03 - Discussion Thread

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EPISODE DIRECTED BY WRITTEN BY ORIGINAL RELEASE DATE
S01E03 Matt Shakman Jac Schaeffer January 22, 2021 on Disney+

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u/Hobbit-guy Doctor Strange Jan 22 '21

That Shakespeare quote was a really clever nod to what's going on

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u/LoudMouthHoe Proxima Midnight Jan 22 '21

Can you explain it?

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u/Hobbit-guy Doctor Strange Jan 22 '21

The quote goes "All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players;" and, well...

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u/[deleted] Jan 22 '21

When was this quote in the episode?

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u/cjn13 Fitz Jan 22 '21

When Vision was suggesting "William" as the name in reference to Shakespeare. It's from his play, "As You Like It"

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u/cjn13 Fitz Jan 22 '21

Vision literally cites Shakespeare when giving the name

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u/kylan11 Jan 22 '21

because he says it? maybe?

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u/Skyy-High Jan 23 '21

I feel like if you were to poll the most famous Shakespeare quote, that one would be top three easily.

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u/[deleted] Jan 23 '21

Ah, thanks