Shakespeare

"On the white wonder of dear Juliet's hand, may seize
And steal immortal blessing from her lips,
Who, even in pure and vestal modesty,
Still blush, as thinking their own kisses sin."
pg 144

Okay, so John obviously quotes/reads Shakespeare a looot.  When he creepily watches over Lenina, Shakespeare quotes come to his mind. I think John has picked up a lot of lessons from Shakespeare actually (I know it sounds weird). Last chapter, it said The Complete Works of William Shakespeare "talked to him; talked wonderfully and only half-understadably." Years of reading Shakespeare have shaped John into who he is today. Rather than being conditioned, John was moreover taught by the works of Shakespeare. (The mentioning of Shakespeare is an allusion, by the way)

Also, I found a comparison--John compares Lenina to a dangerous bird. He feels ashamed of himself for looking at her, because it's not exactly, "Pure and vestal modesty," like Shakespeare would claim. She is beautiful, yet dangerous, because she might lead John into a situation that is not exactly moral. I hope John follows what he believes because otherwise he will not be happy with himself.

I'm glad Huxley included Shakespeare in this novel as well, because it shows that traditional beliefs do exist--even if it is outside of the utopia. I predict that John will get in trouble for his beliefs, because I doubt that this society will accept such old beliefs from thousands of years ago.