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. |
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... 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 Good sentences, and well pronounced. Nerissa They would be better if well followed. Merchant of Venice 1.2.10-11 ...
... Macbeth 1.5.14-21, Lady Macbeth, of Macbeth 7 Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself. Macbeth 1.7.27, Macbeth 8 Arm thy heart and fit thy thoughts To mount aloft. Titus Andronicus 1.1.511-12, Aaron 9 He rises on the toe; that spirit ...
... Lady Macbeth To Macbeth 4 His face is the worst thing about him. Measure for Measure 2.1.152-3, Pompey To Escalus, of Froth 5 Mislike me not for my complexion. Merchant of Venice 2.1.1, Prince Of Morocco To Portia 6 Thou painted maypole ...
... Macbeth 8 Sleek o'er your rugged looks; Be bright and jovial among your guests to-night. Macbeth 3.2.27-8, Lady Macbeth To Macbeth 9 Let's write good angel on the devil's horn. Measure for Measure 2.4.16, Angelo 10 All that glisters is ...
... Macbeth 2.2.3-4, Lady Macbeth 2 A falcon, towering in her pride of place, Was by a mousing owl hawked at, and killed. Macbeth 2.4.12-13, Old Man To Rosse 3 Light thickens; and the crow Makes wing to th' rooky wood. Macbeth 3.2.50-1, Macbeth ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |