Hermione's name

[Philip Nel]

No: HPFGUIDX 31203

Greetings:

The subject line of Joshua Dyal's post prompts me to note that Hermione's name comes from Shakespeare's _A Winter's Tale_: Hermione is believed dead (by many, at any rate) until what appears to be a statue of her comes to life (at the end of the play).  Another possible parallel with our friend Hermione (i.e., the Hermione of HP's world) is that Shakespeare's Hermione is unjustly accused.  In Shakespeare, she's unjustly accused of adultery; in Rowling, she's unjustly accused of
two-timing Harry (in GoF).

I expect that these parallels have already been remarked upon, but there it is.

Best,

Phil
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Philip Nel
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Department of English
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Kansas State University
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