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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... 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 APPEARANCES 3 I took this lark for a bunting . All's Well That Ends Well 2.5.5-6 , Lafew to ...
... eyes 5 The weight of this sad time we must obey , Speak what we feel , not what we ought to say . The oldest hath borne most ; we that are young Shall never see so much , nor live so long . King Lear 5.3.322-5 , EDGAR 6 This is the time ...
... eyes of men without an orator . Look on beauty , And you shall see ' tis purchased by the weight . Merchant of Venice 3.2.88–9 , BASSANIO 4 Beauty is a witch . Much Ado About Nothing 2.1.170 , CLAUDIO 5 He hath a daily beauty in his ...
... eye , Or russet - pated choughs , many in sort , Rising and cawing at the gun's report , Sever themselves , and madly sweep the sky . Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2.20–3 , PUCK TO OBERON 6 Let the bird of loudest lay On the sole Arabian ...
... eye ? Love's Labour's Lost 4.3.308-9 , BEROWNE TO HIS FRIENDS 4 Knowing I loved my books , he furnished me From mine own library with volumes that I prize above my dukedom . Tempest 1.2.166–8 , PROSPERO TO MIRANDA 5 Burn his books ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |