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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... TEMPEST TIMON OF ATHENS TITUS ANDRONICUS TROILUS AND CRESSIDA TWELFTH NIGHT THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN THE WINTER'S TALE edited by G.K. Hunter* edited by John Wilders edited by Juliet Dusinberre edited by R.A. ...
... TEMPEST TIMON OF ATHENS TITUS ANDRONICUS TROILUS AND CRESSIDA TWELFTH NIGHT THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN THE WINTER'S TALE edited by G. K. Hunter* edited by John Wilders edited by Juliet Dusinberre edited by R. A. ...
... Tempest 2.2.38-9, Trinojlo See also MISFORTUNE; TROUBLE ADVICE 5 Love all, trust a few, Do wrong to none. Be able for thine enemy Rather in power than use, and keep thy friend Under thy own life's key. All's Well That Ends Well 1.1.63-6 ...
... that am rudely stamped, and want love's majesty. Richard HI 1.1.16, Richard 1 1 His complexion is perfect gallows. Tempest 1.1.29-30, Gonzalo To His Companions, of a boatswain 1 There's nothing ill can dwell in such a temple: 12 APPEARANCE.
... Tempest 1.2.460-2, Miranda To Ferdinand 2 Item, two lips indifferent red; item, two grey eyes, with lids to them; item, one neck, one chin, and so forth. Twelfth Night 1.5.241-3, Olivia's 'schedule' of herself to Viola APPEARANCES 3 I ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |