Changes: Literary Quotes and Reference Guide

Revision as of 16:01, 17 August 2016

The writers and story editors of Murdoch Mysteries display a great love, if not passion, for a wide range of literary works and admiration for their creators. Throughout the MM Seasons, they have skillfully woven in quotes, references, and the authors themselves into the their plots and story lines.

Season 1

Elementary, My Dear Murdoch

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes

Body Double

"Sorry sight...murder!" – MacBeth Act II, sc.2, William Shakespeare
"Out damn spot..." – MacBeth Act V, sc.1
"If we should fail..." – MacBeth Act I, sc. 7
"Alas, poor Yorick, I knew him, Horatio." – Hamlet Act V, Sc.1, William Shakespeare
"Fillet of a fenny snake, In the caldron boil and bake;" – MacBeth Act IV, Scene1
"Foul whisp'rings are abroad. " – MacBeth Act V, Scene1
"A kind heart he had; A woman would run through / fire and water for such a kind heart." – The Merry Wives of Windsor Act III, Sc.4, William Shakespeare
"False face must hide what the false heart doth know." – MacBeth Act I, Sc. 7
"Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player / That struts and frets his hour upon the stage / And then is heard no more. It is a tale / Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, / Signifying nothing." – MacBeth Act V, Sc. 5

"Lead us not into temptation" – Bible Matthew 6:13

H.G Wells books The War in the Air and The Food of the Gods

Season 2

Mild Mild West

There is a reference to the Wizard of Oz, when Murdoch says "We're not in Kansas anymore."

Houdini Whodunit

H.G. Wells' The Time Machine (published 1895)

I Murdoch

Murdoch's copy of Steam Man of the Plains, that he intends to give to Alwyn at the end of the episode, was printed in 1876 by Harold Cohen.

Let Us Ask the Maiden

The Zohar
Songs of Songs, also known as Song of Solomon or Canticles : “Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! For your love is better (more delightful) than wine;”

Werewolves

From the Earth to the Moon (French: De la terre à la lune), novel by Jules Verne (published 1865 )

Anything You Can Do...

The Collected Works of William Topaz McGonagall
The Critical and Explanatory Account of the Poetry of George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley by I. Faith Chapter on Values, Themes, and symbols
Byron’s Death and Darkness poem
Shelley’s To A Skylark : “Hail to thee, blithe Spirit! / Bird thou never wert, / That from Heaven, or near it, / Pourest thy full heart.”
Poets of the Romantic Era vs Post-Restoration Period
Jasper: "Any woman that can recite To A Skylark while opening a human heart is a rare woman indeed, make it right, William."

Season 3

Future Imperfect

H.G. Wells' The Island of Doctor Moreau (published 1896)

The Tesla Effect

William and Julia discuss the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

Season 4

Monsieur Murdoch

Georges Simenon based his Chief Inspector Jules Maigret on Marcel Guillaume, head of the brigade spéciale of the Parisian police judiciaire.

Blood Lust

Irish author Bram Stoker's Dracula (published 1897), a Gothic horror novel

Murdoch in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland (published 1865)

Season 5

Murdoch of the Klondike

Jack London's Call of the Wild (published 1903)

Season 6

A Study in Sherlock

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes

Season 7

Return of Sherlock Holmes

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes

Journey to the Centre of Toronto

Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth (published 1864)

Season 8

The Devil Wears Whalebone

Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wore Prada (published 2003)

Season 9

Marked Twain

Mark Twain

24 Hours Til Doomsday

From the Earth to the Moon (French: De la terre à la lune), novel by Jules Verne (published 1865 )

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 |image = MmBodyDouble_Bookshelf.JPG}}The writers and story editors of [[Murdoch Mysteries]] display a great love, if not passion, for a wide range of literary works and admiration for their creators. Throughout the MM Seasons, they have skillfully woven in quotes, references, and the authors themselves into the their plots and story lines.
 ==Season 1==
-===[[Elementary, My Dear Murdoch]]===
+===[[Elementary, My Dear Murdoch|'''''Elementary, My Dear Murdoch''''']]===
 *Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s '''''Sherlock Holmes'''''
-===[[Body Double]]===
+===[[Body Double|'''''Body Double''''']]===
 *"Sorry sight...murder!" – '''''MacBeth''''' Act II, sc.2, William Shakespeare
 *"Out damn spot..."  – '''''MacBeth '''''Act V, sc.1
@@ Line 22: / Line 22: @@
 ==Season 2==
-=== [[Mild Mild West]] ===
+=== [[Mild Mild West|'''''Mild Mild West''''']] ===
 * There is a reference to the '''''Wizard of Oz''''', when Murdoch says "We're not in Kansas anymore."
-===[[Houdini Whodunit]]===
+===[[Houdini Whodunit|'''''Houdini Whodunit''''']]===
 *H.G. Wells' '''''The Time Machine '''''(published 1895)
-===[[Let Us Ask the Maiden]]===
+=== [[I, Murdoch|'''''I Murdoch''''']] ===
+* Murdoch's copy of '''''Steam Man of the Plains,''''' that he intends to give to Alwyn at the end of the episode, was printed in 1876 by Harold Cohen.
+===[[Let Us Ask the Maiden|'''''Let Us Ask the Maiden''''']]===
 *'''''The Zohar'''''
 *'''''Songs of Songs''''', also known as '''''Song of Solomon''''' or '''''Canticles''''' : <span style="line-height:21px;">“Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth! </span><span style="line-height:21px;">For your love is better (more delightful) than wine;”</span>
-===[[Werewolves]]===
+===[[Werewolves|'''''Werewolves''''']]===
 * '''''From the Earth to the Moon''''' (French: '''''De la terre à la lune'''''), novel by Jules Verne (published 1865 )
-===[[Anything You Can Do...]]===
+===[[Anything You Can Do...|'''''Anything You Can Do...''''']]===
 *'''''The Collected Works of William Topaz McGonagall'''''
 *'''''The Critical and Explanatory Account of the Poetry of George Gordon Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley''''' by I. Faith    Chapter on Values, Themes, and symbols
@@ Line 43: / Line 46: @@
 ==Season 3==
-=== [[Future Imperfect]] ===
+=== [[Future Imperfect|'''''Future Imperfect''''']] ===
 * H.G. Wells' '''''The Island of Doctor Moreau''''' (published 1896)
-=== [[The Tesla Effect]] ===
+=== [[The Tesla Effect|'''''The Tesla Effect''''']] ===
 * William and Julia discuss the play [[The Importance of Being Earnest]] by [[Oscar Wilde]]
 == Season 4 ==
-=== [[Monsieur Murdoch]] ===
+=== [[Monsieur Murdoch|'''''Monsieur Murdoch''''']] ===
 * Georges Simenon based his Chief Inspector Jules '''''Maigret''''' on [[Marcel Guillaume]], head of the brigade spéciale of the Parisian police judiciaire.
-=== [[Blood Lust]] ===
+=== [[Blood Lust|'''''Blood Lust''''']] ===
 * Irish author Bram Stoker's '''''Dracula''''' (published 1897), a Gothic horror novel
-=== [[Murdoch in Wonderland]] ===
+=== [[Murdoch in Wonderland|'''''Murdoch in Wonderland''''']] ===
 * Lewis Carroll's '''''Alice in Wonderland''''' (published 1865)
 == Season 5 ==
-=== [[Murdoch of the Klondike]] ===
+=== [[Murdoch of the Klondike|'''''Murdoch of the Klondike''''']] ===
 * [[Jack London]]'s '''''Call of the Wild''''' (published 1903)
 == Season 6 ==
-=== [[A Study in Sherlock]] ===
+=== [[A Study in Sherlock|'''''A Study in Sherlock''''']] ===
 * Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s '''''Sherlock Holmes'''''
 == Season 7 ==
-=== [[Return of Sherlock Holmes]] ===
+=== [[Return of Sherlock Holmes|'''''Return of Sherlock Holmes''''']] ===
 * Sir [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s '''''Sherlock Holmes'''''
-=== [[Journey to the Centre of Toronto]] ===
+=== [[Journey to the Centre of Toronto|'''''Journey to the Centre of Toronto''''']] ===
 * Jules Verne's '''''Journey to the Center of the Earth''''' (published 1864)
 == Season 8 ==
-=== [[The Devil Wears Whalebone]] ===
+=== [[The Devil Wears Whalebone|'''''The Devil Wears Whalebone''''']] ===
 * Lauren Weisberger's '''''The Devil Wore Prada''''' (published 2003)
 == Season 9 ==
-=== [[Marked Twain]] ===
+=== [[Marked Twain|'''''Marked Twain''''']] ===
 * [[Mark Twain]]
-=== [[24 Hours Til Doomsday]] ===
+=== [[24 Hours Til Doomsday|'''''24 Hours Til Doomsday''''']] ===
 * '''''From the Earth to the Moon''''' (French: '''''De la terre à la lune'''''), novel by Jules Verne (published 1865 )
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