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** This was partly an [[Actor Allusion]]. The same man (William Kemp) also played Nick Bottom in [[A Midsummer Night's Dream]]. Three guesses what he turned into in that play.

* In ''[[Twelfth Night]],'' Orsino very nearly loses it when he hears that his [[The Dulcinea Effect|lady-love Olivia]] has married his page, Cesario. However, careful listening to his monologue reveals that what he's ''really'' mad about is losing [[Ho Yay|his page.]]

* Cyrano's nose in ''[[Cyrano De Bergerac]]'': In Act II, his fellow cadets claim that even using the word "nose" is sufficient to send him into a murderous rage. The worst it does onstage, however, is trigger a stream of Unstoppable Scathing Sarcasm where he comes up with an impromptu list of 20 better jokes than "Big Nose." Cyrano was also about to throttle Christian for testing just how far he could push him with a [[Hurricane of Puns|hurricane of nose puns]] and only stopped when he realized who he was. It's present in the [[~~R Emake~~]] movie ''[[Roxanne]]'', as well.

* Cyrano's nose in ''[[Cyrano De Bergerac]]'': In Act II, his fellow cadets claim that even using the word "nose" is sufficient to send him into a murderous rage. The worst it does onstage, however, is trigger a stream of Unstoppable Scathing Sarcasm where he comes up with an impromptu list of 20 better jokes than "Big Nose." Cyrano was also about to throttle Christian for testing just how far he could push him with a [[Hurricane of Puns|hurricane of nose puns]] and only stopped when he realized who he was. It's present in the [[Remake]] movie ''[[Roxanne]]'', as well.

* Chicklet from ''Psycho Beach Party'' takes on her evil personality at the mention of the word "red."

* The vaudeville sketch ''[[wikipedia:Slowly I Turned|Slowly I Turned]]'' is based on this, and has been homaged in various songs and films.