The title, " Best Beware My Sting" comes from 'The Taming of the Shrew', Act II Scene 1.
There are several references to the play, 'The Taming of the Shrew' : the title, Kate Minola and Bianca Minola (characters in the play), Rufus Hortensio (Hortensio, a suitor for Bianca), Gordon Minola (Baptiste Minola), Curtis Price (Curtis, a servant of Petruchio).
The environmental group's name, Mortal Coil, is taken from Hamlet's famous soliloquy.