Shakespeare's AnimalsBears, dogs, foxes, goats, greyhounds, harts, stags, toads - are the many animal characteristics with which Shakespeare imbues his characters. This gift book contains selections of animal imagery from Shakespeare's comedies, tragedies, history plays and poetry. A general introduction places the animals in the context of mythological beliefs and everyday life in 16th-century England. The illustrations are taken from an early Tudor pattern book housed in the Bodleian Library in Oxford. |
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ACT III SCENE ACTI Aesopic tradition animal analogy bear beast birds blood boar bubble cauldron charm Cleopatra cockatrice curs dear deeds deer devil doth double toil dragon elephant enemy England ne'er ewes eyes Falstaff fault fear feed fire gaping pig gentle gods hart hast heart heaven Hector horn horse hounds humour Jacob Jove JULIUS CAESAR KING HENRY KING LEAR kiss lamb lion lips Macbeth MERCHANT OF VENICE Metamorphoses MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Mistress Ford monsters mouth night numbers offence Othello proud rams Richard III Rosalind SCENE I Antony SCENE III Shylock SCENE III Timon Second Witch shadow Shakespeare SHAKESPEARE'S ANIMALS sing STAG strange sweet tempest thee thine Third Witch thou shouldst thou wert thyself tiger TIMON OF ATHENS timorous Titus Andronicus toad toil and trouble TROILUS AND CRESSIDA tune unicorns unto VENUS AND ADONIS vile wake weep wert thou Whereof wings wolf