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 86
... doth ambition shun And loves to live i'th' sun. As You Like It 2.5.35-6, Amiens's song 10 The very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. Hamlet 2.2.259-60, Guildenstern To Hamlet 11 A . . . prince, Whose spirit ...
... trumpet to the morn, Doth with his lofty and shrill-sounding throat Awake the god of day, and at his warning, Whether in sea or fire, in earth or air, Th'extravagant and erring spirit hies To his confine. Hamlet 1.1.152-60 10 ANXIETY.
... doth thrive. Winter's Tale 4.4.675-6, Autolycus See also DECLINE AND FALL BEARDS 7 Nay, faith, let not me play a woman: I have a beard coming. Midsummer Night's Dream 1.2.44-5, Francis Flute, horrified at the idea of having to act a ...
... doth of itself persuade The eyes of men without an orator. lucrece 29-30 3 Look on beauty, And you shall see 'tis purchased by the weight. Merchant of Venice 3.2.88-9, Bassanio 4 Beauty is a witch. Much Ado About Nothing 2.1.170 ...
... doth bellow for revenge. Hamlet 3.2.256, Hamlet, encouraging the dumb show 9 A summer bird, Which ever in the haunch of winter sings The lifting up of day. 2 Henry IV 4.4.91-3, Henry To Westmoreland, who has just brought him good news ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |