In 3.09 The Wish, Cordelia unwittingly made a wish to vengeance demon Anyanka. She wished that Buffy had never come to Sunnydale. Later, Anyanka, admiring her work, said:

“Brave New World. …

The cast and crew of both Buffy and Angel regularly visited Joss Whedon’s house on a Sunday to read Shakepeare plays together. Paul Ruditis wrote in Once More With Feeling: …

Buffy’s class discuss Shakespeare’s Othello in the episode 3.18 Earshot. In the original script, they discussed Henry VIII (you can still see this written on the board later in the episode) …

In his DVD commentary for 4.10 Hush, Joss says that he took the quote “Fortune favours the brave” from a surfer and artist called Rick Griffin. This line was actually first …

In 7.17 Lies My Parents Told Me, Spike says:

“There’s the rub, isn’t it?”

This is a paraphrase from a line in Shakespeare’s Hamlet: “Ay there’s the rub”. It comes from Hamlet’s famous …

In 5.22 The Gift, Giles says, “We few… we happy few…” to which Spike replies, “We band ‘o buggered”, paraphrasing the famous “St. Crispin’s Day” speech in Shakespeare’s Henry V. The …

In 4.08 Pangs, Spike tells the Scoobies:

“You won. All right? You came in and you killed them and you took their land. That’s what conquering nations do. It’s what Caesar did …

Giles says in 2.13 Surprise:

“Discretion is the better part of valour.”

This is a paraphrase of a line from Shakespeare’s play King Henry IV in which Falstaff says, “The better …

Lilah references Shakespeare’s Macbeth in 3.10 Dad when she says:

“Dusted during childbirth is more like it. According to our sources she staked herself, leaving the baby alive and kicking but …

In 1.11 Out Of Mind, Out Of Sight, Cordelia’s English class discuss Shakespeare�s Merchant of Venice:

Miss Miller: (Reading) “If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do …

Othello is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. In 3.18 Earshot, Buffy develops telepathy after touching the blood of a mouthless demon. She goes to school and is able to excel in …

Lorne says to Wesley and Fred in 5.15 A Hole In The World:

“Get a balcony you two, eh?”

This is most likely a reference to the famous balcony scene in …