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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... what were good to do , chapels had been churches , and poor men's cottages princes ' palaces . Merchant of Venice 1.2.12–14 , PORTIA continues the conversation 1 1 O , what men dare do ! What men. QUOTATIONS.
William Shakespeare Jane Armstrong. 1 O , what men dare do ! What men may do ! What men daily do , not knowing what they do ! 2 Much Ado About Nothing 4.1.17-18 , CLAUDIO to the assembled company This is the night That either makes me or ...
... What , has this thing appeared again tonight ? Hamlet 1.1.24 , HORATIO TO BARNARDO AND MARCELLUS 8 What art thou that usurp'st this time of night ? Hamlet 1.1.49 , HORATIO questioning the ghost of Hamlet's father 9 But soft , behold ...
... what's the matter , That you have such a February face , So full of frost , of storm , and cloudiness ? Much Ado About Nothing 5.4.40–2 , DON PEDRO TO BENEDICK Was this face the face That every day under his household roof Did keep ten ...
... What fine chisel Could ever yet cut breath ? Winter's Tale 5.3.78–9 , 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 ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |