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Real-life References in The Visit

Goethe – German writer whose works encompass poetry, drama, literature, theology, science, and humanism.

Bertold Schwarz – German monk who invented black gunpowder

Brahms – German composer born in Hamburg.

Ecole des Beaux Arts – influential art school in France, originating in 1648

Free Masons – Fraternal organization, often called a ‘secret society’, its focuses include charitable work within a community, moral uprightness and the development of fraternal friendship.

Western Railways – one of the 16 zones of the Indian Railways, created on November 5, 1951

Hong Kong Amusement District – refers to the legality of prostitution in Hong Kong.

Venice-Stockholm line – train line between the cities of Venice, Italy and Stockholm, Sweden

Zurich-Hamburg line – train line between the cities of Zurich, Switzerland, and Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg-Naples line – train line between the cities of Hamburg, Germany, and Naples, Italy

Gudrun (name of a train) – prominent character in Norse mythology

Lorelei (name of a train) – Rock on the eastern bank of the Rhine River, marks the narrowest part of the river between Switzerland and the North Sea.