During the Hollywood strike, I’ve been reading some of my
old
Star Wars books. Of the twelve I’ve
read so far, two have had Shakespeare references. A.C. Crispin’s
The Paradise Snare, the first book in
The Han Solo Trilogy, contains a reference to
Hamlet. Crispin writes, “‘Right behind you,’ Han said, suiting his
action to his words” (p. 78). Hamlet, in advising the players, says, “Suit the
action to the word, the word to the action, with this special observance, that
you o’erstep not the modesty of nature.”
Star Wars: The
Paradise Snare was published in July 1997.
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