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Fastolfe's name most likely comes from Shakespeare 's play '' 1 Henry VI '', where a Fastolfe is a soldier in the English army. Many modern critics hold this play in low esteem, some believing that only a fifth of it is truly Shakespeare's work. The soldier's name, however, is highly significant, as it was likely the inspiration for Sir John Falstaff 's moniker. Asimov, author of a two-volume ''Guide to Shakespeare,'' certainly knew of this earlier Fastolfe, and of the theory connecting his name to Falstaff, one of Shakespeare's most renowned characters. Like Falstaff, Dr. Fastolfe appears in three works, while being mentioned in a fourth. He plays an active role in three novels: '' The Caves Of Steel '', '' The Robots Of Dawn '', and '' Robots And Empire ''. Characters in '' The Naked Sun '' speak of him, but he does not personally appear. |
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