williams@ecad.DEC (Round up the usual suspects...) (02/27/86)
>> >>Or.... has anyone waded through _Moby_Dick_ lately? Half of Khan's lines >>were lifted from there. Maybe it was used in Melville? >> > >Remember, Khan had a copy of _Moby_Dick_. He could have deliberately taken >quotes out of there. (as well as from _King_Lear_, and others...) > >BTW, where did those books come from? Stored on the Botany Bay? > >And one more question: where would Khan have HEARD an old *Klingon* proverb? > >Comments? Well, there are two places where Khan could have heard the old Klingon proverb:- 1) When he was perusing the Enterprise's library tapes during "Space Seed". Remember that Kirk gave Khan carte blanche to study whatever he wished. That's how he gained enough knowledge to take over the ship. 2) From Marla McGivers (sp?). She was the history (or ancient cultures or whatever such thing) specialist on the Enterprise. She aided Khan in "Space Seed" and was marooned on Ceti Alpha V with him. Khan also makes references to her in "TWOK" as his wife. As someone who studied people and cultures, it is quite possible that she at one point studied Klingon culture and picked up some of their history, along with proverbs and the like. As to where the books came from, I would assume that Khan and company brought them when they left Earth in the Botany Bay. Makes sense, right? Now, my question. Can someone make a list of the quotes in "TWOK" and where they came from and post it?? I think it'd be interesting to see any parallels that exist similar to the tie to "Tale of Two Cities". Skip Williams Digital Equipment Corp. Maynard, MA