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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... TEMPEST edited by G.K. Hunter * edited by John Wilders edited by Juliet Dusinberre edited by R.A. Foakes * edited by Philip Brockbank * edited by J.M. Nosworthy * edited by Brean Hammond edited by Ann Thompson and Neil Taylor edited by ...
... Tempest 2.2.38-9 , TRINCULO See also MISFORTUNE ; TROUBLE ADVICE 5 Love all , trust a few , Do wrong to none . Be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use , and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key . All's Well That Ends Well ...
... , and want love's majesty . Richard III 1.1.16 , RICHARD 11 His complexion is perfect gallows . Tempest 1.1.29-30 , GONZALO TO HIS COMPANIONS , of a boatswain 1 There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple 12 APPEARANCE.
... Tempest 1.2.460-2 , MIRANDA TO FERDINAND 2 Item , two lips indifferent red ; item , two grey eyes , with lids to them ; item , one neck , one chin , and so forth . Twelfth Night 1.5.241–3 , OLIVIA'S ' Schedule ' of herself to VIOLA ...
... Tempest 3.3.50-1 , ALONSO TO GONZALO Let's shake our heads , and say , . . . ' We have seen better days ' . Timon of Athens 4.2.25 , 27 , STEWARD TO SERVANTS See also DECLINE AND FALL ; PAST , the BIRDS 6 Hark , hark , the lark at ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |