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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... sleeping 3 Care is no cure , but rather corrosive , For things that are not to be remedied . 1 Henry VI 3.3.3-4 , PUCELLE ( JOAN OF ARC ) TO THE BASTARD 4 Each substance of a grief hath twenty shadows , Which shows like grief itself . 5 ...
... sleep a - nights . Julius Caesar 1.2.189–90 , JULIUS Caesar to MarK ANTONY 2 Sir , ' tis my occupation to be plain : I have seen better faces in my time Than stands on any shoulder that I see Before me at this instant . King Lear 2.2.93 ...
... –9 , IACHIMO , illicitly observing Imogen in her sleep 11 O that this too too sullied flesh would melt . Hamlet 1.2.129 , HAMLET ; more at SUICIDE 1 Our bodies are gardens , to the which our 22 BIRTH AND CHILDBEARING.
... SLEEP AND SLEEPLESSNESS 5 ' Tis not the balm , the sceptre and the ball , 6 The sword , the mace , the crown imperial , The intertissued robe of gold and pearl , The farced title running ' fore the king , The throne he sits on , nor the ...
... sleep , As she would catch another Antony In her strong toil of grace . Antony and Cleopatra 5.2.344–6 , OCTAVIUS CAESAR COLD 6 ' Tis bitter cold , And I am sick at heart . Hamlet 1.1.8-9 , FRANCISCO TO BARNARDO 1 HAMLET The air bites ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |