- All's Well That Ends Well
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- As You Like It
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This passage describes the moment when Tom realizes that in his attempt to escape Shrike with Hester, they have accidentally ended up in a pirate suburb. “Great Quirke!” is a common expression that many characters (mostly Londoners) use in the story. It suggests that Nikolas Quirke (who first turned London into a Traction City) is like a god to the people of London, since the meaning of “Great Quirke!” is similar to the meaning of “By God!” (which, like many old interjections, was originally a religious oath). This ties into the overall theme of technology replacing the role of religion…