Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] · William Shakespeare
NOTES: V, 1.
The city-gate] Capell. The street. Rowe. A public place near the city. Warburton. Capell adds: A State with chairs under it. MARIANA ... stand.] Capell. om. Ff. PROVOST, OFFICERS] Malone. om. Ff. 4: _thankings_] F1. _thankings be_ F2 F3. _thinkings be_ F4. _thanks be_ Pope. 5: _We have_] _We've_ Pope. 9: _wrong it_] F1. _wrong_ F2 F3 F4. 13: _me_] F3 F4. _we_ F1 F2. 14: _subject_] _subjects_ Theobald. 19: SCENE II. Pope. ... come forward.] Capell. Enter ... Ff. 21: _I would_] _I'd_ Pope. 25: _given_] _give_ F4. 26: Printed as two lines in Ff, ending _wrongs ... brief._ 32: Two lines in Ff, ending _you ... heere._ _Hear me, O hear me, here!_] F3 F4. _Heare me: oh heare me, heere_ F1 F2. _O hear me here._ Pope. _O, hear me, hear me!_ Theobald. 35: _By_] om. Pope. 36: _and strange_] F1. om. F2 F3 F4. _and strangely_ Collier MS. 37: _strange, but yet_] _strangely yet_ Collier MS. 42: _it is_] om. Pope. 47: _infirmity_] _infirmiry_ F4. 48: _O prince, I conjure thee,_] _O, I conjure thee, Prince,_ Pope. _O prince, I do conjure thee,_ Capell. 54, 55: _as absolute As_] F4. _as absolute: As_ F1 F2 F3. 57: _believe it_] _trust me_ Pope. 63: _e'er_] _ne'er_ Capell conj. _O_] om. Pope. 64: _nor_] _and_ Pope.
65: _inequality_] _incredulity_ Collier MS. 65, 66: _serve To make the truth_] _Serve to make truth_ Pope. 67: _And hide_] _Not hide_ Theobald (Warburton). _And hid,_ Phelps. 67: _that are_] om. Hanmer. 68: Two lines in Ff, ending _reason ... say?_ 73: _Lucio_] _Lucio being_ Hanmer. 74: _As_] _Was_ Johnson. 82: _your honour_] _your honour, sir_ Hanmer. 83: _take heed_] _be sure, take heed_ Hanmer. _to't_] _to it_ Capell. 84: _somewhat_] F1. _something_ F2 F3 F4. 91: _Mended_] _Mend it_ Malone conj. _The matter;_] _The matter then;_ Hanmer. om. Capell. _The matter? now_ Collier MS. 92: _process_] F1. om. F2 F3 F4. 94: _refell'd_] _repell'd_ Pope. 98: _concupiscible_] _concupiscent_ Pope. 99: _and_] om. Pope. 101: _but the_] om. Pope. 102: _surfeiting_] Theobald. _surfetting_ F1 F2 F3. _forfeiting_ F4. 107: _First_] om. Pope. 108: _Next_] om. Pope. 109: _vehemency_] _vehemence_ Pope. 110-113: Hanmer ends the lines _so ... by ... one ... say._ 111: _He would_] _he'd_ Hanmer. 123: _needs_] om. Pope. 124: _your_] _our_ Pope. 131: _this 's_] _this'_ F1 F2 F3. _this_ F4. _this is_ Rowe. See note (XXII). 137: _Blessed_] _Bless'd_ Hanmer. _royal_] om. Hanmer. 142, 143: Hanmer ends the lines _believe ... Lodowick._ 143: _that she speaks of_] F1. _which she speaks of_ F2 F3 F4. om. Hanmer. 145: _temporary_] _tamperer and_ Johnson conj.
147: _trust_] _truth_ Collier MS. _troth_ Singer. 149: _villanously;_] _villanously he did;_ Hanmer. 152: _strange_] _strong_ S. Walker conj. 154: _'gainst_] F1. _against_ F2 F3 F4. 156: _what he with_] _he upon_ Pope. 157: _And_] _By_ Pope. 158: _Whensoever he's convented_] _Whenever he's conven'd_ Pope. _Whenever he's convented_ Warburton. 162: [Isabella, &c.] Stage direction to this effect inserted here by Capell. Hanmer, &c. to Johnson place it after line 166, where Ff have: Enter Mariana. 166: _I'll be impartial_] _I will be partial_ Theobald. 168: SCENE III. Pope. _her face_] F2 F3 F4. _your face_ F1. 170-178: Printed as four verses by Steevens (Capell conj.). 175: _A widow_] _Widow_ Capell. 177: _Why_] _What_ Capell. _you are_] F1. _are you_ F2 F3 F4. 186, 167: _husband Knows not_] Ff. _husband knows not_ Pope. 195: _with such a time_] _with such, a time_ Edd. conj. 199: _No?_ om. Hanmer. 202: _he knows_] _he knew_ Hanmer. 213: _my lord_] om. Hanmer. 221: _with her, saw her, nor_] _with, saw, or_ Hanmer. 234: _informal_] _informing_ Hanmer. 235: _mightier_] _mighty_ Pope. 238: _to_] _unto_ Pope. _even to_ Capell. 242: _against_] F1. _gainst_ F2. _'gainst_ F3 F4. 251: _Go_] om. Pope.
255-257: _while ... you; But ... determined Upon_] Spedding conj. _while Will ... have Well determin'd upon_ Ff. _while Will ... well Determined upon_ Theobald. _while Will ... have Determin'd well upon_ Hanmer. 258: SCENE IV. Pope. 275: _would_] F1. _should_ F2 F3 F4. _she'll_] F1 F2 F3. _she'ld_ F4. _she'd_ Rowe. 278: Re-enter ...] Enter Duke, Provost, Isabella. Ff (after line 276). 289: Malone supposes a line preceding this to be lost. 290: _and_] _then_ Collier MS. 295: _at least_] _at least I'll speak_ Hanmer. 296: _fox?_] F2 F3 F4. _fox;_ F1. _fox,_ Dyce. 299: _retort_] _reject_ Collier MS. 305: _in_] _with_ Theobald. 307-311: Capell ends the lines: _villain? ... himself ... hence; ... by joint, ... unjust?_ 307: _to glance_] _glance_ Pope. 309: _you_] _him_ Malone conj. 310: _Joint by joint_] _Even joint by joint_] Hanmer. _his_] _this_ Hanmer. _your_ Collier MS. 311: _What,_] _What? He_ Hanmer. 311, 312: _the duke Dare no more_] Capell. _the duke dare No more_ Ff. 311-313: Pope ends the lines: _stretch ... own ... not._ 319: _forfeits_] _forceps_ Jackson conj. 321: Two lines in Ff. 340: _close_] _gloze_ Collier MS. 345: _giglets_] _giglots_ Capell. 347: [To Provost] Capell. 352: _hanged an hour!_] _hanged! an hour?_ Hanmer. _hanged--an' how?_ Johnson conj. _hanged anon!_ Lloyd conj. 353: Stage direction inserted by Rowe.
354: _madest_] _mad'st_ Ff. _made_ Capell. 373: _e'er_] _ere_] F1. _ever_ F2 F3 F4. om. Hanmer, who divides the lines: _Come ... thou Contracted ... lord._ 378: SCENE V. Pope. 379: _of it._] _of--_ Capell. 381: _and_] _all_ Hanmer. 390: _remonstrance_] _demonstrance_ Staunton (Malone conj.). 391: _so be_] F1 F2 F3. _be so_ F4. 394: _brain'd_] _bain'd_ Warburton. _But_] _But now_ Hanmer. 398: SCENE VI. Pope. 400: _pardon_] _pardon him_ Hanmer. 401: _he adjudged your brother_] _a judge_ Hanmer. 402: _Being criminal, in double violation_] _Being doubly criminal in violation_ Hanmer. 403: _of promise-breach_] _in promise-breach_ Hanmer. _of promise_ Malone conj. 410: _fault's thus manifested;_] Ff. _faults are manifested;_ Rowe. _faults are manifest;_ Hanmer. _fault thus manifested--_ Dyce. 411: _deny, denies_] _deny 'em, deny_ Hanmer. 413: _haste._] _haste,_ F4. 421: _confiscation_] F2 F3 F4. _confutation_ F1. 422: _withal_] F4. _with all_ F1. _withall_ F2 F3. 426: [Kneeling.] Johnson. 441: [Kneeling.] Rowe. 452: _but_] om. Hanmer, who ends lines 448-452 at _o'ertake ... but ... way ... thoughts._ 456: _It was commanded so_] _'Twas so commanded_ Hanmer. 465: _What's he?_] _And what is he?_ Hanmer. See note (XX). 466: _would_] F1. _wouldst_ F2 F3 F4. _wish_ Capell (corrected in MS. to _would_). 470: _the heat_] _heat_ Pope. 476: SCENE VII. Pope. muffled] om. Ff. C. behind, and J. both muffl'd up.
Capell. _my lord_] _my good lord_ Hanmer. 480: _according_] _accordingly_ F4. 482: _And_] F1. _I_ F2 F3 F4. 484: _your hand_] _you_ Hanmer. 489: _Is he pardon'd_] _He's pardoned_ Hanmer. _Is he too pardon'd_ Capell. 490: _and say you will_] _say you'll_ Hanmer. 491: _He is_] _And he's_ Hanmer, ending the line here. 495: _her worth worth yours_] _her worth works yours_ Hanmer. _her worth's worth yours_ Heath conj. 500: _so deserved_] _deserved so_ Pope. _so well deserv'd_ Collier MS. _so undeserv'd_ S. Walker conj. 507: _Is any woman_] Edd. _If any woman_ Ff. _If any woman's_ Hanmer. 519: _executed_] _execute_ Hanmer. 522: [Exeunt ... Lucio] Dyce. 527-532: Johnson conjectures: Ang. _The offence pardons itself._ Duke. _There's more behind That is more gratulate. Dear Isabel, ..._ 537: _that's_] F2 F3 F4. _that_ F1.
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