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 26
... Lucrece 144 See also FRIENDS AND FRIENDSHIP AMBITION 5 He married but his occasion here. Antony and Cleopatra 2.6.131, Enobarbus assessing Antony's marriage to Octavia 6 Wilt thou be lord of the whole world? Antony and Cleopatra 2.7.62 ...
... Lucrece 148-9 5 That is a step On which I must fall down, or else o'erleap. For in my way it lies. Macbeth 1.4.48-50, Macbeth 6 Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised. - Yet do I fear thy nature: It is too full ...
... lucrece 29-30 3 Look on beauty, And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight. Merchant of Venice 3.2.88-9, Bassanio 4 Beauty is a witch. Much Ado About Nothing 2.1.170, Claudio 5 He hath a daily beauty in his life. Othello 5.1.19 ...
... Lucrece 1370; Ilion is Troy 5 Here in Vienna, Where I have seen corruption boil and bubble Till it o'errun the stew. Measure for Measure 5.1.315-17, Duke, disguised as a friar, to Escalus 6 Two households both alike in dignity In fair ...
... all. Hamlet 3.1.83, Hamlet 10 A peace above all earthly dignities, A still and quiet conscience. Henry VIII 3.2.379-80, Wolsey To Cromwell 1 Disputation 'Tween frozen conscience and hot burning will. Lucrece 36 | COMPARISONS.
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |