The Arden Dictionary Of Shakespeare QuotationsA&C Black, 2014 M07 17 - 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. |
From inside the book
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... toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head. As You Like It 2.1.12-14, Duke Senior To His Companions in the Forest of Arden 1 A wretched soul bruised with adversity, We bid be 2 | ACTION AND DEEDS.
... Duke Senior And Companions 2 We have seen better days. As You Like It 2.7.120, Duke Senior To Orlando 3 We have seen the best of our time. King Lear 1.2.112, Gloucester To Edmund; more at DECLINE AND FALL 4 I feel The best is past ...
... Duke Of Ephesus 10 We came crying hither. King Lear 4.6.174, Lear To Gloucester 1 1 When we are born we cry that we are come To this great stage of fools. King Lear 4.6.178-9, Lear To Gloucester 1 I have given suck, and know How tender ...
... Duke Frederick More villain thou. As You Like It 3.1.14-15 4 We came into the world like brother and brother, And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another. Comedy of Errors 5.1.425-6, Dromio Of Ephesus To Dromio Of Syracuse ...
... the presence of the boy Duke of York; proverbial (see also RUMOUR) 10 Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in thee Calls back the lovely April of her prime. Sonnet 3.9-10 1 He makes a July's day as short as December. 30 | CHASTITY.
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |