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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... PORTIA Good sentences , and well pronounced . NERISSA They would be better if well followed . Merchant of Venice 1.2.10-11 10 If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do , chapels had been churches , and poor men's cottages ...
... PORTIA 6 Thou painted maypole . Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2.296 , HERMIA TO HELENA 7 Though she be but little , she is fierce . 8 9 Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2.325 , HELENA's retort Why , what's the matter , That you have such a ...
... 2.7.5 , 7 , 9 , PRINCE OF MOROCCO , reading the inscriptions on the gold , silver and lead caskets , one of which will award him Portia's hand in marriage CHRISTIANS 1 What these Christians are , Whose own hard CHOICE | 31.
... PORTIA 7 Let every eye negotiate for itself , And trust no agent . Much Ado About Nothing 2.1.169–70 , CLAUDIO 8 I have no joy of this contract tonight : It is too rash , too unadvised , too sudden . Romeo and Juliet 2.2.117–18 , JULIET ...
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Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |