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'''"Queen Mab"''' was a work by [[Percy Shelley|Percy Bysshe Shelley]]. When the [[Lone Cyberman]] invaded [[Villa Diodati]] in [[1816]], it | '''"Queen Mab"''' was a work by [[Percy Shelley|Percy Bysshe Shelley]]. When the [[Lone Cyberman]] invaded [[Villa Diodati]] in [[1816]], it recited Shelley's work, saying "He cherisheth the snakes that gnaw his heart and he raises up the tyrant whose delight is in his woe." This startled [[Mary Shelley]], who gasped and wondered how the [[Cyberman]] knew Percy's words. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
In the episode ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'', the [[Lone Cyberman]] quotes lines from the stanza "The Fairy" from [[Percy Shelley]]'s large poetic work "Queen Mab". However, the poem is not referred to by name in the episode. | In the episode ''[[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]]'', the [[Lone Cyberman]] quotes lines from the stanza "The Fairy" from [[Percy Shelley]]'s large poetic work "Queen Mab". However, the poem is not referred to by name in the episode. | ||
[[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | [[Category:Poetry from the real world]] | ||
Revision as of 02:39, 17 February 2020
"Queen Mab" was a work by Percy Bysshe Shelley. When the Lone Cyberman invaded Villa Diodati in 1816, it recited Shelley's work, saying "He cherisheth the snakes that gnaw his heart and he raises up the tyrant whose delight is in his woe." This startled Mary Shelley, who gasped and wondered how the Cyberman knew Percy's words. (TV: The Haunting of Villa Diodati)
Behind the scenes
In the episode The Haunting of Villa Diodati, the Lone Cyberman quotes lines from the stanza "The Fairy" from Percy Shelley's large poetic work "Queen Mab". However, the poem is not referred to by name in the episode.
