Shakespeare’s Religious Language A Dictionary ARDEN SHAKESPEARE DICTIONARY SERIES Series Editor Sandra Clark (Birkbeck College, University of London) Class and Society in Shakespeare Paul Innes Military Language in Shakespeare Charles Edelman Shakespeare’s Books Stuart Gillespie Shakespeare’s Demonology Marion Gibson Shakespeare and the Language of Food Joan Fitzpatrick Shakespeare’s Legal Language B. J. Sokol and Mary Sokol Shakespeare’s Medical Language Sujata Iyengar Shakespeare’s Non-Standard English N. F. Blake Shakespeare’s Plants and Gardens V ivian Thomas and Nicki Faircloth Shakespeare’s Political and Economic Language Vivian Thomas Shakespeare’s Theatre Hugh Macrae Richmond Women in Shakespeare Alison Findlay Forthcoming: Shakespeare’s Insults Nathalie Vienne-Guerrin Shakespeare and National Identity Christopher Ivic ARDEN SHAKESPEARE DICTIONARY SERIES Shakespeare’s Religious Language A Dictionary R. CHRIS HASSEL, JR Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc LONDON(cid:1)(cid:14)(cid:1)(cid:8)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:1)(cid:14)(cid:1)(cid:8)(cid:3)(cid:12)(cid:1)YO(cid:10)(cid:6)(cid:1)(cid:14)(cid:1)SYDN(cid:3)(cid:13) Bloomsbury Arden Shakespeare An imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint previously known as Arden Shakespeare 50 Bedford Square 1385 Broadway London New York WC1B 3DP NY 10018 UK USA www.bloomsbury.com BLOOMSBURY, THE ARDEN SHAKESPEARE and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published 2015 © R. Chris Hassel, Jr. 2015 R. Chris Hassel, Jr. has asserted his right under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, to be identified as author of this work. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, withoutprior permission in writing from the publishers. No responsibility for loss caused to any individual or organization acting on or refraining from action as a result of the material in this publication can be accepted by Bloomsbury or the author. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN: PB: 978-1-4725-7726-9 ePDF: 978-1-4725-7727-6 ePub: 978-1-4725-7729-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress Typeset by RefineCatch Limited, Bungay, Suffolk To Sedley, for her help and encouragement throughout the years but especially on this project, and for her faith, her hope, and her love. 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 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