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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... friar , to ESCALUS 6 Two households both alike in dignity In fair Verona , where we lay our scene . Romeo and Juliet Prologue 1-2 , CHORUS 7 Fair Padua , nursery of arts . Taming of the Shrew 1.1.2 , LUCENTIO TO TRANIO See also ...
... friar This thing of darkness I Acknowledge mine . Tempest 5.1.275-6 , PROSPERO , of Caliban See also NIGHT DAUGHTERS 5 Still harping on my daughter . Hamlet 2.2.187-8 , POLONIUS 6 Those pelican daughters . King Lear 3.4.74 , LEAR TO ...
... friar , to CLAUDIO Thou art Death's fool ; For him thou labour'st by thy flight to shun , And yet run'st toward him still . Measure for Measure 3.1.11–13 , DUKE , disguised as a friar , to CLAUDIO 1 Dar'st thou die ? 2 The sense of ...
... friar , to the PROVOST , recommending he falsify a corpse as evidence 5 Put out the light , and then put out the light ! Othello 5.2.7 , OTHELLO ; more at LIFE 6 Cold , cold , my girl , Even like thy chastity . Othello 5.2.275-6 ...
... FRIAR LAURENCE 6 Traffic confound thee ! 7 Timon of Athens 1.1.240 , APEMANTUS TO A MERCHANT This is an art Which does mend nature – change it rather - but The art itself is nature . Winter's Tale 4.4.95–7 , POLIXENES TO PERDITA ; this ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |