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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... KING HENRY IV Part 2 KING HENRY V KING HENRY VI Part 1 KING HENRY VI Part 2 KING HENRY VI Part 3 KING HENRY VIII KING JOHN KING LEAR KING RICHARD II KING RICHARD III LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST MACBETH MEASURE FOR MEASURE THE MERCHANT OF ...
... King John 3.3.23 , CONSTANCE TO PHILIP , KING OF FRANCE 3 Have more than thou showest , Speak less than thou knowest , Lend less than thou owest . King Lear 1.4.116-18 , FOOL TO LEAR 4 Let not the creaking of shoes , nor the rustling of ...
... King Lear 1.1.123 , LEAR TO KENT , self - dramatizingly Let grief Convert to anger ; blunt not the heart , enrage it . Macbeth 4.3.228–9 , MALCOLM TO MACDUFF 3 There is no following her in this fierce vein . Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2 ...
... King Lear 2.2.93–6 , KENT TO CORNWALL 3 Your face , my Thane , is as a book , where men May read strange matters . Macbeth 1.5.61-2 , Lady Macbeth to MACBETH 4 His face is the worst thing about him . Measure for Measure 2.1.152–3 ...
... LEAR What's that ? KENT Authority . King Lear 1.4.27-30 7 Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar ? . . . And the creature run from the cur there thou mightst behold the great image of authority - a dog's obeyed in office . King ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |