Shakespeare References in Melissa Bank’s The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing

Melissa Bank’s novel The Girls’ Guide To Hunting And Fishing has a few Shakespeare references. At one point, two characters are talking about learning French, and one says, “It’s like Shakespeare – after a certain point, it just comes over you” (p. 54). And then a little later, this is repeated: “You probably could if you let yourself, I think. It’s like Shakespeare – after a certain point, it just comes over you” (p. 69). This time the subject is sailing, not French. Then at the end, there is a reference to Romeo And Juliet, in the choice of a dog’s name: “His favorites are my favorites – Flora, the huge bulldog; Romeo, the harlequin Great Dane” (p. 253).