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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... fear To cope malicious censurers . Henry VIII 1.2.76–8 , CARDINAL WOLSEY TO HENRY 7 I have done the deed . Macbeth 2.2.14 , LADY MACBETH 8 Was not that nobly done ? Ay , and wisely too . Macbeth 3.6.14 , LENOX TO ANOTHER LORD 9 PORTIA ...
... fear thy nature : It is too full o'th ' milk of human kindness , To catch the nearest way . Thou wouldst be great ; Art not without ambition , but without The illness should attend it : what thou wouldst highly , That wouldst thou ...
... fears the rise of Julius Caesar 2 The poor beetle that we tread upon In corporal sufferance finds a pang as great As when a giant dies . Measure for Measure 3.1.78–80 , Isabella to CLAUDIO 3 To hold opinion with Pythagoras , That souls ...
... FEAR ; FOREBODING ; MISGIVINGS APPARITIONS 7 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 ...
... Well 4.3.245 , PAROLLES TO SOLDIERS 7 I fear your disposition . King Lear 4.2.32 , ALBANY TO GONERIL 8 I know thee well ; a serviceable villain . King Lear 4.6.247 , EDGAR TO OSWALD 1 Which is the villain ? Let me see his 16 | AUTUMN.
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |