- All's Well That Ends Well
- Antony and Cleopatra
- As You Like It
- The Comedy of Errors
- Coriolanus
- Cymbeline
- Hamlet
- Henry IV, Part 1
- Henry IV, Part 2
- Henry V
- Henry VI, Part 1
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- Henry VI, Part 3
- Henry VIII
- Julius Caesar
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- Love's Labor's Lost
- A Lover's Complaint
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- Measure for Measure
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- A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Much Ado About Nothing
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- Venus and Adonis
- The Winter's Tale
This quote comes from a conversation between Roderick and Faraday. Here, Roderick is explaining to Faraday that he is a disappointment to Mrs. Ayers. This is the first time in the novel where cracks start to appear in the seemingly perfect Ayers family. Previously, it seemed like the Ayers family, despite everything, cared for one another and were a close-knit unit. While this might still be true, the truth is more complicated, and this passage demonstrates that there are some unresolved issues between Roderick and his mother. Later in the novel it is suggested that Roderick is responsible for creating…