“An important part of every writer’s task is to use proper names judiciously. Shakespeare’s names–Ophelia, Prospero, Caliban, Portia, Bottom, Titania, Malvolio–summon character and plot, and also seem to light up regions of the human psyche, so that we can say, knowing what we mean and without other words to express it,
Terry Teachout on the arts in New York City
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