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
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... RICHARD II KING RICHARD III LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST MACBETH MEASURE FOR MEASURE THE 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 ...
... RICHARD II KING RICHARD III LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST MACBETH MEASURE FOR MEASURE THE 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 ...
... Richard II 2.2.14-15, Bushy To 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 ...
... Richard II 4.1.281-3, Richard To Bolingbroke And Northumberland - a rather poor echo of Christopher Marlowe's description of Helen of Troy in Doctor Faustus (5.1.107): 'Was this the face that launched a thousand ships?'; see also SORROW ...
... Richard II 1.3.275-6, John Of Gaunt To Bolingbroke See also COUNTRY LIFE; HAPPINESS; HUMBLE LIFE CONTRACTS 3 If you repay me not on such a day In such a place, such sum or sums as are Expressed in the condition, let the forfeit Be ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |