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** Similarly, although the character in ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'' is a ghost character (never appearing on stage), the Petruchio of that play ''could have been'' the same person as the one in ''[[The Taming of the Shrew]]'', given that both are from Verona.

*** Outside of all of the women dressing as boys, Iachimo from ''[[Cymbeline]]'' has a name essentially meaning "little Iago" and is something like that character as a [[Harmless Villain]]. There's also a degree of expytude between ''[[Henry IV]]'' and ''Julius Caesar'' which were written at about the same time. In both plays, an idealistic [[Anti-Villain]] Hotspur/Brutus faces off an [[Anti-Hero]] [[Magnificent Bastard]] Prince Hal/Marc Antony.

** Characters: Tony=Romeo, Maria=Juliet, Jets=Montagues, Sharks=Capulets, Bernado=Tybalt, Anita=Nurse/Lady Capulet, Riff=Mercutio, Chino=Paris, etc.

** Scenes: the opening fight, Juliet/Maria's betrothal to Paris/Chino, Juliet's debut party=Maria's first dance, the balcony scene=the fire escape scene, Romeo & Juliet's elopement (The Friar corresponds to Doc)= Tony and Maria acting out a wedding, Tybalt/Bernado killing Mercutio/Riff, Romeo/Tony killing Tybalt/Bernado, the Nurse being taunted and insulted by the Montagues and thus unable to tell Romeo that Juliet's death is faked=Anita being assaulted by the Jets and thus lying about Maria's death, leading to Romeo/Tony's suicidal response.

* [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''Utopia, Ltd.'' features a Sir Edward Corcoran, KGB, who can be identified with Captain Corcoran of ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' - especially given that he sings part of the younger character's entrance song. Since {{spoiler|Corcoran and Ralph Rackstraw switch places}} at the end of the earlier musical, it is a matter of some debate which of the two (if either) the older character is supposed to be.

** Also from [[Gilbert and Sullivan]], some believe that Dick Deadeye in ''H.M.S. Pinafore'' may be an older, more jaded version of Dick Dauntless in ''Ruddigore''.

** Benny is Benoît

 

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