ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation William Shakespeare PSAT is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE, AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSATis a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. All's Well That Ends Well Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation William Shakespeare PSAT® is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. 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ISBN 0-497-25336-4 iii Contents PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1 PERSONS REPRESENTED................................................................................................3 ACT I................................................................................................................................5 ACT II.............................................................................................................................29 ACT III............................................................................................................................65 ACT IV............................................................................................................................89 ACT V...........................................................................................................................119 GLOSSARY...................................................................................................................141 William Shakespeare 1 PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this edition of All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare was edited for students who are actively building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®), GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.1 Webster’s edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are “difficult, and often encountered” in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language, and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word’s meaning within context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the book; Synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster’s Online Dictionary. Definitions of remaining terms as well as translations can be found at www.websters-online- dictionary.org. Please send suggestions to [email protected] The Editor Webster’s Online Dictionary www.websters-online-dictionary.org 1 P S A T ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e College Entrance Examination Board and the National Merit Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses this product. All rights reserved. William Shakespeare 3 PERSONS REPRESENTED KING OF FRANCE.% THE DUKE OF FLORENCE. BERTRAM, Count of Rousillon. LAFEU, an old Lord. PAROLLES, a follower of Bertram. Several young French LORDS, that serve with Bertram in the Florentine War. STEWARD, } CLOWN, servants to the Countess of Rousillon A PAGE, COUNTESS OF ROUSILLON, Mother to Bertram. HELENA, a Gentlewoman protected by the Countess. AN OLD WIDOW of Florence. DIANA, daughter to the Widow. VIOLENTA, neighbour and friend to the Widow. MARIANA, neighbour and friend to the Widow. LORDS attending on the KING; OFFICERS; SOLDIERS, etc., FRENCH and FLORENTINE. Thesaurus attending: (v) attend; (n) presence, partisan, believer, attendant; (adj) protected: (adj) guarded, immune, nursing, care, appearing, observation; lover. ANTONYMS: (n) detractor, secured, sheltered, saved, covered, (adj) concomitant, attendant, rebel, superior, disbeliever, cynic, shielded, obtected, cosseted; (v) ministrant, in attendance, ancillary. leader. protect, private. ANTONYMS: (adj) ANTONYMS: (n) nonattendance, neighbour: (adj) neighboring, vulnerable, harsh, insecure, exposed, inattention. neighbouring, neighborly, adjacent, susceptible. diana: (n) princess Diana, Lucretia, contiguous; (v) abut, populate, serve: (adj, n, v) avail; (v) assist, aid, princess of Wales, satellite, orb of adjoin, butt on, butt against; (n) act, benefit, tend, attend, operate, night, moon, lady Diana Frances neighbourhood. function, do; (n, v) officiate. spencer; (adj) Dian. parolles: (n) pistol, drawcansir, follower: (n) backer, devotee, fan, swashbuckler, sir Lucius O'Trigger, admirer, adherent, cohort, apostle, Thraso. William Shakespeare 5 ACT I SCENE 1. ROUSILLON. A ROOM IN THE COUNTESS'S PALACE.% [Enter BERTRAM, the COUNTESS OF ROUSILLON, HELENA, and LAFEU, all in black.] COUNTESS. In delivering my son from me, I bury a second husband. BERTRAM. And I in going, madam, weep o'er my father's death anew; but I must attend his majesty's command, to whom I am now in ward, evermore in subjection. LAFEU. You shall find of the king a husband, madam;--you, sir, a father: he that so generally is at all times good, must of necessity hold his virtue to you; whose worthiness would stir it up where it wanted, rather than lack it where there is such abundance. COUNTESS. What hope is there of his majesty's amendment? Thesaurus abundance: (adj) plenty; (n) plenitude, childbirth, presentation; (adj) slavery, repression, subjugation. store, richness, profusion, amplitude, unfailing. weep: (v) wail, bawl, lament, sob, exuberance, affluence, treasure, evermore: (adj, adv) always, forever, blubber, moan, howl, drip, greet, enough; (adj, n) riches. ANTONYMS: ever; (adv) everlastingly, whimper; (n) tear. (n) scarcity, shortage, insufficiency, forevermore, perpetually, ever and worthiness: (n) merit, virtue, lack, aridity, scarceness, paucity, again, for all time, until the end of praiseworthiness, deservingness, emptiness, fruitlessness, bareness. time. ANTONYMS: (adv) roadworthiness, respectability, anew: (adv) again, newly, lately, temporarily, suddenly. quotability, nobility; (adj) dignity, recently, over again, once more, once o'er: (adv) on, upon, across. respect; (adj, n) honor. ANTONYMS: again, new; (adj) only yesterday, the subjection: (n) conquest, oppression, (n) shamefulness, unworthiness, other day, just now. captivity, bondage, confinement, immorality. delivering: (adv) deliverly; (n) servitude, dependence, enslavement,