Shakespeare’s Religious Language: A Dictionary R. CHRIS HASSEL Continuum Shakespeare’s Religious Language A Dictionary ATHLONE SHAKESPEARE DICTIONARY SERIES Series Editor Sandra Clark (Birkbeck College, University of London) Shakespeare’s Legal Language B. J. Sokol & Mary Sokol Military Language in Shakespeare Charles Edelman Shakespeare’s Books Stuart Gillespie Shakespeare’s Theatre Hugh Macrae Richmond Shakespeare’s Non-Standard English N. F. Blake ATHLONE SHAKESPEARE DICTIONARY SERIES Shakespeare’s Religious Language A Dictionary R. CHRIS HASSEL, JR Continuum The Tower Building 80 Maiden Lane 11YorkRoad Suite 704 LondonSE17NX New York, NY 10038 © R. Chris Hassel, Jr. 2005 First published 2005 Reprinted 2006 Paperback edition 2007 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: 0-8264-5890-4 (hardback) ISBN: 0-8264-9332-7 (paperback) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Hassel, R. Chris (Rudolph Chris), 1939– Shakespeare’s relgious language: a dictionary / R. Chris Hassel, Jr. p. cm.—(Athlone Shakespeare dictionary series) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0–8264–5890–4 1. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Language—Glossaries, etc. 2. Shakespeare, William, 1564–1616—Religion—Dictionaries. 3. English language—Early modern, 1500–1700—Dictionaries. 4. Religion in literature—Dictionaries. 5. Religion—Dictionaries. I. Title. II. Series. PR2892.H37. 2005 822.3′3—dc22 2004057978 Typeset by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk Printed and bound in Great Britain by Antony Rowe Ltd., Chippenham, Wiltshire To Sedley, for her help and encouragement throughout the years but especially on this project, and for her faith, her hope, and her love. This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Figures ix Series Editor’s Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Abbreviations xv Introduction xix A–Z 1 Primary Bibliography 407 Secondary Bibliography 417 Index of Shakespeare’s Works 441 General Index 449 This page intentionally left blank List of Figures Figure1. Death holding a sceptre and mocking a man 86 Figure2. A death’s-head with a bone in its mouth 87 Figure3. Fool’s head 129 Figure4. Owl perched on a skull 210 Figure5. The Pelican in her Piety 242