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
Results 1-5 of 84
... lord of the whole world? Antony and Cleopatra 2.7.62, Menas To Pompey 7 Who does i'th' wars more than his captain can, Becomes his captain's captain. Antony and Cleopatra 3.1.21-2, Ventidius To Silius 8 Thou art not for the fashion of ...
... lord, it comes. Hamlet Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damned, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable ...
... Lords, opening the play 4 It keeps on the windy side of care. Much Ado About Nothing 2.1.295-6, Beatrice To Don Pedro, describing her 'merry heart' 5 What though care killed a cat, thou hast mettle enough in thee to kill care. Much Ado ...
... Lords See also CUSTOM CERTAINTY 7 Certainties / . . . are past remedies. Cymbeline 1.7.96-7, Imogen To Iachimo 8 Be sure of it, give me the ocular proof. Othello 3.3.363, the desperate Othello to Iago CHANCE 1 If Chance will have me ...
... lay our scene. Romeo and Juliet Prologue 1-2, Chorus 7 Fair Padua, nursery of arts. Taming of the Shrew 1.1.2, Lucentio TO Tranio See also DEMOCRACY; ROME AND THE ROMANS CLASS, social 1 Lord Hamlet is a prince out of 32 CHRISTIANS.
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |