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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... hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year! Sonnet 97.1-2 4 From you have I been absent in the spring. Sonnet 98.1 ACTION AND DEEDS 5 Action is eloquence. Coriolanus 3.2.76, Volumnia 6 We must not stint Our ...
... hath all his rites. Much Ado About Nothing 2.1.336-7, Claudio To Don Pedro, saying he plans to marry Hero on the following day 7 Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds, Towards Phoebus' lodging. Romeo and Juliet 3.2.1-2, Juliet 8 I am ...
... hath power T'assume a pleasing shape. Hamlet 2.2.601-2, Hamlet 6 Ye have angels' faces, but heaven knows your hearts. Henry VIII 3.1.144, Katherine Of Aragon To Cardinal Wolsey And Cardinal Campeius 7 There's no art To find the mind's ...
... hath a daily beauty in his life. Othello 5.1.19, Iago To Roderigo, of Cassio; see also RESENTMENT 6 O momentary grace of mortal men, Which we more hunt for than the grace of God. Richard III 3.4.96-7, Hastings To Ratcliffe 7 O, she doth ...
... Hath . . . Sharked up a list of lawless resolutes For food and diet to some enterprise That hath a stomach in it. Hamlet 1.1.98-103, Horatio To Barnardo 5 By heaven, I'll make a ghost of him that lets me. Hamlet 1.4.85, Hamlet To ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |