I think that allusions are a great tool for literature. They provide information such as what the character believes in and what society is like to the audience. I think that the Shakespearean audience would have understood the allusions because it is during their time period and they understand what everything is like. Yet, if this play was acted today, I don 't think that all of the allusions would be understood. This is because of how different the worlds are today. We aren 't as religion based and superstition based. I think that it does matter if the audience understands the allusions or not because if they don 't understand it, then they are really understanding the play. They need to know who Roman life was like and the allusions help