About the glossary

The glossary links can be a little confusing and you need to use some common sense when you use them. The links were generated by a program that marked every occurence of a word, regardless of whether the definition made sense for the particular context.

Because the glossary was generated automatically, you need to follow when basic rule when reading the plays: Ignore the glossary link unless you don't understand how the word is being used.. The glossary can be a big help when you just don't understand a line, but it isn't always right.

Some of the most common words have been eliminated from the glossary, because they are almost never used in the sense defined but appear frequently in the texts. Though this will lead to a little confusion, on the rare occasions when a word is used in an unusual or archaic way, it promotes readability.

Below is a list of words ommitted from the glossary:

AN

if

CAN

to know, be skillful in

FOR

for that, because

FROM

prep. contrary to

KNOW

to acknowledge

LIKE

to please

LIKE

to liken, compare

LIKE

likely

MAKE

to do up, bar

To do

MUCH

int. significant of contempt

MUCH

used ironically

MUST

a scramble

O

a circle

OR

before

OUT

all out, fully

TAKE

to infect, blast, bewitch

WHEN

an exclamation of impatience

WHERE

whereas

WHERE

a place