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* The Doctor quotes Lord Byron's poem "[[She Walks in Beauty]]". | * The Doctor quotes Lord Byron's poem "[[She Walks in Beauty]]". | ||
* Lord Byron believes that the Doctor is after the third [[canto]] of his work ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]''. | * Lord Byron believes that the Doctor is after the third [[canto]] of his work ''[[Childe Harold's Pilgrimage]]''. | ||
* Mary Shelley wonders if [[Ashad]] is a composite of multiple men ( | * Mary Shelley wonders if [[Ashad]] is a composite of multiple men (the [[Frankenstein's monster|creature]] in her novel is assembled from old body parts), and refers to his creators as a "Modern [[Prometheus (figure)|Prometheus]]" (the novel's full title is ''Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus''). | ||
** As witnessed by the Doctor, Ashad also recharges via a lightning strike. In the novel, the monster is implied to have been brought to life via electricity. | ** As witnessed by the Doctor, Ashad also recharges via a lightning strike. In the novel, the monster is implied to have been brought to life via electricity. | ||
* Ashad recites Percy Shelley's poem "[[Queen Mab (poem)|Queen Mab]]". | * Ashad recites Percy Shelley's poem "[[Queen Mab (poem)|Queen Mab]]". | ||
