At the dinner with the Klingons, the characters quote from "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare. At that table are two notable Hamlets (Christopher Plummer in 1957 and 1964, and David Warner in 1965), as well as William Shatner, who began his career in Canada, understudying Plummer in Shakespeare plays. Early in their careers, Shatner understudied Plummer in "King Lear". Invited to the Edinburgh Festival, Plummer could not appear due to a kidney stone and Shatner replaced him with no rehearsals and with only four hours notice. The two had been having a friendly rivalry and, hearing rave reviews of Shatner's Lear, Plummer's performance the following night was what he described as being the best of his career - and he later acknowledged Shatner as providing the impetus for this.

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