The Arden Dictionary Of Shakespeare QuotationsA&C Black, 2014 M07 11 - 408 pages Who said " Neither a lender nor a borrower be"? Who are the star-crossed lovers? Which Shakespearean lady protests "too much"? If you have ever been stuck trying to identify a Shakespearean quote then this is the book for you! With over 3,000 quotes from single lines to quite long extracts, organized by topic and by play, this is an essential book for anyone with an interest in Shakespeare. The key word index makes it easy to use and it also includes a glossary of unfamiliar terms and a brief biography of Shakespeare. The Dictionary is easy to dip into by word or theme (love, greed, disease, war etc) or by play, and the indexes allow readers to track down a half-remembered quote easily. An ideal companion for all students, teachers or performers of Shakespeare, this Dictionary is a useful and entertaining reference work. |
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... upmost round , He then unto the ladder turns his back , Looks in the clouds , scorning the base degrees By which he did ascend . Julius Caesar 2.1.22–7 , BRUTUS TO LUCIUS 1 As Caesar loved me , I weep for him 61 AMBITION.
... BRUTUS ' oration on the death of Julius Caesar 2 Ambition should be made of sterner stuff . Julius Caesar 3.2.93 , MARK ANTONY's oration on the death of Julius Caesar 3 I grow , I prosper . King Lear 1.2.21 , EDMUND 4 In venturing ill ...
... BRUTUS fears the rise of Julius Caesar 2 The poor beetle that we tread upon In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great As when a giant dies . Measure for Measure 3.1.78–80 , Isabella to CLAUDIO 3 To hold opinion with Pythagoras , That ...
... BRUTUS : ' You too , Brutus ? ' 5 This was the most unkindest cut of all . Julius Caesar 3.2.184 , MARK ANTONY's oration on the death of Julius Caesar 6 Take , o take those lips away That so sweetly were forsworn . Measure for Measure ...
... BRUTUS TO CASSIUS CAUTION 2 Some craven scruple Of thinking too precisely on th'event . Hamlet 4.4.40-1 , HAMLET ( ' event ' here means outcome ) 3 Show me one scar charactered on thy skin : Men's flesh preserved so whole do seldom win ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |