Excerpt from An Index to Shakespearian Thought: A Collection of Passages From the Plays and Poems of Shakespeare, Classified Under Appropriate Headings and Alphabetically Arranged The endeavour of the editor of this book has been to classify under accurate headings every passage of interest in the works of Shakespeare, including descriptions, aphorisms, metaphors and similes, definitions, and thoughts upon general subjects. Some passages, naturally, might be looked for under several headings equally good; and therefore, for the assistance of the reader, she has in each case given cross-references in place of repeating the quotation. The editor hopes that the book will be found useful to students by showing them at a glance the mode of thought of Shakespeare upon every subject handled by him, thus enabling them to compare it with the work of other writers, while at the same time it will be interesting to the general reader, and form a collection of excellent quotations. This "Index" differs from all other books of the kind in being much more comprehensive; while care has been taken to follow the most accurate text, and to cope in the best manner possible with the difficulties of correct classification. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The quotations are arranged by topic and indexed by character, play, poem, and keyword.