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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... Polonius' advice to Laertes 1 Be something scanter of your maiden presence. Hamlet 1.3.121, Polonius' advice to Ophelia 2 No! - I defy all counsel. King John 3.3.23, Constance To Philip, King Of France 3 Have more than thou showest ...
... Polonius reports to Claudius how he advised Ophelia 2 If this had not been a gentlewoman, she should have been buried out o' Christian burial. Hamlet 5.1.23-5, Gravedigger; suicides such as Ophelia were not normally permitted to be ...
... Polonius commenting on Hamlet's love letter to Ophelia 4 First Player But who - ah woe! - had seen the mobbled queen - Hamlet 'The mobbled queen'. Polonius That's good. Hamlet 2.2.503-5; a rare moment of disinterested harmony between ...
... Polonius 6 Those pelican daughters. King Lear 3.4.74, Lear To Kent 7 Tigers, not daughters. King Lear 4.2.41, Albany To Gonerii. 8 My daughter! O my ducats! O my daughter! Fled with a Christian! O my Christian ducats! Justice, the law ...
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Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |