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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... LEONTES TO PAULINA See also POETRY AUTHORITY 6 KENT You have that in your countenance which I would fain call master . 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 ...
... Leontes CHILDREN 6 Then , the whining school - boy with his satchel And shining morning face , creeping like snail Unwillingly to school . As You Like It 2.7.145–7 , from JAQUES'S ' Seven Ages of Man ' speech 7 The limbs of Limehouse ...
... LEONTES , of his boy Florizel , who keeps him busy See also BIRTH AND CHILDBEARING ; DAUGHTERS ; FATHERS ; MOTHERS ; PARENTS AND CHILDREN CHILDREN , having or not having 2 Get thee to a nunnery . Why , wouldst thou be a breeder of ...
... LEONTES , at her trial See also COURAGE ; DYING WORDS ; ELEGIES ; ENDS AND ENDINGS ; GRIEF ; LIFE ; MORTALITY ; SUICIDE DECEPTIVENESS 6 Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep . 2 Henry VI 3.1.53 , SUFFOLK TO LORDS ; this play is ...
... LEONTES ; ' my life is at the mercy of your delusions ' DEMOCRACY 9 In Greece ... Though there the people had more absolute power - I say they nourished disobedience , fed The ruin of the state . Coriolanus 3.1.114 , 116–18 , CORIOLANUS ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |