# Shakespeare — Poetry character guide

> Shakespeare in Poetry by James McIntyre.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Shakespeare Bacon, Bacon

**First appearance:** 0001-reminiscences

## Who they are

The famous playwright, referenced as a literary figure.

## Relationships

### [James Hogg](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/characters/james_hogg)

_psychological_

James Hogg is obsessed with Shakespeare, viewing him as a literary idol and measuring his own work against the Bard.

## In the story

### [Reminiscences](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/reminiscences)

Mentioned as a figure revered by America, alongside Longfellow.

### [Canadian Rivers and Lakes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/canadian-rivers-and-lakes)

Mentioned as a poet who would behold the scenery with joy.

### [Lines on Stratford](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/lines-on-stratford)

Commemorated as the great bard whose name is enshrined in Stratford and Avon.

### [Musings on the Northwest](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/musings-on-the-northwest)

Imagined as one of the great poets who will celebrate the Northwest's landscapes.

### [Snake and Potato Bug](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/snake-and-potato-bug)

Quoted at the beginning of the chapter: 'Can such things be and overcome us like a summer cloud, without our special wonder.'

### [English Poets](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/english-poets)

Honored with a tercentenary ode; described as the greatest poet of the Elizabethan age.

### [Tercentenary Ode on Shakespeare](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/tercentenary-ode-on-shakespeare)

Central figure of the ode, celebrated on the tercentenary of his birth.

### [The Shires on the Moray Frith](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/the-shires-on-the-moray-frith)

Referenced in connection with the witches' cauldron and the story of Macbeth.

### [Prince Charlie's Grandsons](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/prince-charlie-s-grandsons)

Mentioned as author of Macbeth, which references Cawdor.

### [Poets and Philosophers](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/poets-and-philosophers)

Defended as a natural genius who wrote from experience, not formal education.

### [Sir Walter Scott](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_12_se/chapters/sir-walter-scott)

Mentioned as the top figure in British literature, above Scott.

## Links

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