Johnichan J. MA., M Ed. Johny.thattaparambil@gmail.com Blogs: Johny@hisbest ICSE English Made Easy Topic for the Project A Study of Historical Events, Biblical References and Classical Allusions in ‘The Merchant of Venice’ I. Introduction Allusion is a brief and indirect reference to a person, place, thing or idea of historical, cultural, literary or political significance. It does not describe in detail the person or thing to which it refers. It is just a passing comment and the writer expects the reader to possess enough knowledge to spot the allusion and grasp its importance in a text. For instance, you make a literary allusion the moment you say, “I do not approve of this quixotic idea,” Quixotic means stupid and impractical derived from Cervante...
