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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... MERCHANT OF VENICE THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING OTHELLO PERICLES SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS ROMEO AND JULIET SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THE TEMPEST TIMON OF ATHENS TITUS ...
... MERCHANT OF VENICE THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING OTHELLO PERICLES SHAKESPEARE'S POEMS ROMEO AND JULIET SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS THE TAMING OF THE SHREW THE TEMPEST TIMON OF ATHENS TITUS ...
... Merchant of Venice 1.2.10-11 10 If to do were as easy as to know what were good to do, chapels had been churches, and poor men's cottages princes' palaces. Merchant of Venice 1.2.12-14, Portia continues the conversation 1 1 O, what men ...
... Merchant of Venice 4.1.131-3, Gratiano 4 How he outruns the wind, and with what care He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles. Venus and Adonis 681-2, of the hare 5 Exit, pursued by a bear. Winter's Tale 3.3.58, describing ...
... Merchant of Venice 2.1.1, Prince Of Morocco To Portia 6 Thou painted maypole. Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2.296, Hermia To Helena 7 Though she be but little, she is fierce. Midsummer Night's Dream 3.2.325, Helena's retort 8 Why, what's ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |