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. |
From inside the book
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... Desdemona to OTHELLO 5 Who is man that is not angry ? Timon of Athens 3.5.59 , ALCIBIADES TO TWO SENATORS 6 Come not within the measure of my wrath . Two Gentlemen of Verona 5.4.125 , VALENTINE TO THURIO ANIMALS 7 Pray you no more of ...
... DESDEMONA TO IAGO 2 By his face straight shall you know his heart . Richard III 3.4.53 , HASTINGS TO STANLEY AND THE BISHOP OF ELY , of Richard 3 O in what sweets dost thou thy sins enclose ! Sonnet 95.4 Degree being vizarded , Th ...
... Desdemona shunned , in her dislike of the idea of marriage See also EDUCATION ; EQUALITY ; PEOPLE , the ; WORKING PEOPLE CLEANLINESS 7 Bid them wash their faces And keep their teeth clean . Coriolanus 2.3.60-1 , CORIOLANUS TO MENENIUS ...
... Desdemona DANGEROUS PEOPLE 7 A dangerous and lascivious boy . All's Well That Ends Well 4.3.216 , PAROLLES TO SOLDIERS , of Bertram 8 Though I am not splenative and rash , Yet have I in me something dangerous . Hamlet 5.1.259-60 ...
... Desdemona 7 More are men's ends marked than their lives before . The setting sun , and music at the close , As the last taste of sweets , is sweetest last , Writ in remembrance more than things long past . Richard II 2.1.11–14 , JOHN OF ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |