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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... murdered 8 My conscience hath a thousand several tongues, And every tongue brings in a several tale, And every tale condemns me for a villain. Richard ///5.3.194-6, Richard after dreaming of the ghosts of those he has murdered 9 ...
... murder wakes to stain and kill. Lucrece 162, 167-8 3 If th'assassination Could trammel up the consequence, and catch With his surcease success; that but this blow Might be the be-all and the end-all. Macbeth 1.7.2-5, Macbeth 4 Thou sure ...
... MURDER; THIEVES; TYRANNY CRITICISM 3 That's an ill phrase, a vile phrase, 'beautified' is a vile phrase. Hamlet 2.2.110-11, Polonius commenting on Hamlet's love letter to Ophelia 4 First Player But who - ah woe! - had seen the mobbled ...
... murder 2 Though you untie the winds, and let them fight Against the Churches; though the yesty waves Confound and swallow navigation up; Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down; Though castles topple on their warders' heads ...
... MURDER; TYRANNY EVIL PEOPLE 9 O villain, villain, smiling damned villain! My tables. Meet it is I set it down That one may smile, and smile, and be a villain. Hamlet 1.5.106-8, Hamlet 10 Bloody, bawdy villain! Remorseless, treacherous ...
Contents
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Life of Shakespeare | 325 |
Glossary | 329 |
Topic Index | 342 |
Keyword Index | 347 |
Index of References to Plays | 392 |