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 43
... Queen Isabel 5 Fearful commenting Is leaden servitor to dull delay. Richard 7/74.3.51-2, Richard To Ratcliffe 6 A troubled mind drove me to walk abroad. Romeo and Juliet 1.1.120, Benvolio To Romeo's Parents See also CARES; CONFUSION ...
... Queen 2 To you, the liver, heart and brain of Britain. Cymbeline 5.5.14, Cymbeline, To Belarius, Guiderius And Arviragus See also ENGLAND AND THE ENGLISH; SCOTLAND AND THE SCOTS; WALES AND THE WELSH BROTHERS 3 Oliver I never loved my ...
... queen of the sheep-shearing feast CHASTITY 7 I thought her As chaste as unsunned snow. Cymbeline 2.4.164-5, Posthumus, of Imogen 8 Keep you in the rear of your affection Out of the shot and danger of desire. The chariest maid is ...
... Queen Elizabeth To The Duchess Of York, in the presence of the boy Duke of York; proverbial (see also RUMOUR) 10 Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in thee Calls back the lovely April of her prime. Sonnet 3.9-10 1 He makes a July's ...
... Queen Margaret To Richard 4 Some certain dregs of conscience are yet within me. Richard III 1.4.120-1, Second Murderer To Eirst Murderer; these dregs of conscience are, however, overcome a moment later: 'Zounds, he dies! I had forgot ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |