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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 6 of 9]

Chapter 187: FOOTNOTES:
By William Shakespeare
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The volume collects four dramatic works that range from a historical drama focused on court politics and questions of succession to a skeptical treatment of love and honor amid a prolonged war. Another play examines pride, civic unrest, and the fraught relationship between a celebrated public figure and the populace, ending in alienation and political catastrophe. A final piece delivers a brutal revenge tragedy where cycles of atrocity and retaliation escalate into extreme violence. The edition pairs the plays with scholarly notes and textual commentary that document variant readings and editorial decisions.

FOOTNOTES:

[4677] Act v. Scene i.] Rowe. Actus Quintus. Ff. om. Qq.

Plains near Rome.] Capell. A camp. Rowe. A Camp, at a small Distance from Rome. Theobald.

Flourish.] F1. om. Qq F2 F3 F4.

Enter....] Capell (substantially). Enter Lucius with an Armie of Gothes, with Drum and Souldiers. Qq Ff (Drums Q1).

[4678] signify] Rowe. signifies Qq Ff. signify's Anon. conj.

[4679] First Goth.] 1. G. Capell. Goth. Qq Ff.

[4680] Be bold] Qq F3 F4. Behold F1 F2.

us:] us; Theobald. us, Q2 Ff. us Q1.

[4681] flowered] flowred Qq Ff. flower'd Rowe.

[4682] avenged] aduengd Q1.

[4683] All the Goths.] Omn. F2 F3 F4. Omitted in Qq F1.

[4684] Enter ... leading....] F2 F3 F4. Enter ... leading of.... Qq F1.

[4685] Scene ii. Pope.

Sec. Goth.] 2. G. Capell. Goth. Qq Ff.

Renowned] Renowmed Q1.

[4686] building, suddenly] building suddainly, Q1.

[4687] his] her Capell conj.

[4688] whither] Q1 F3 F4. whether Q2 F1 F2.

[4689] face?] face, Q1.

[4690] not] Qq F1. no! not F2 F3 F4. what! not Keightley. dumb? not Anon. conj.

[4691] Get me a ladder.] Given to Lucius first by Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). In Qq Ff it is given to Aaron.

[A ladder....] Ladder brought, Aaron led up it. Capell. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4692] more but] Qq. more: but Ff.

'Vengeance ... all!'] Put in inverted commas by Edd.

[4693] an if] Dyce. and if Qq Ff.

[4694] An if] Warburton. And if Qq Ff.

[4695] night] nights Q2.

[4696] villanies] villaines F2.

[4697] yet piteously] yet pitilessly Heath conj. yet piteousless Singer. despiteously Collier (Collier MS.)

[4698] in] Q1. by Q2 Ff.

[4699] Tell ... live] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[4700] Who ... god] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

by?] F3 F4. by, Qq F1. by; F2.

[4701] oath?] oath. Q1.

[4702] not?] Hanmer. not, Qq Ff. not! Theobald.

[4703] for that ... urge him] Marked as 'Aside' by Hanmer.

[4704] to nourish] Qq F1 F2. nourish F3 F4.

[4705] Or] Qq F4. Ore F1 F2 F3.

[4706] to] to to F1.

[4707] First ... empress] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

the] Qq F1. thy F2 F3 F4.

empress] emperess F3.

[4708] and] Q1. om. Q2 Ff.

[4709] murder'd] Pope. murdered Qq Ff.

[4710] And ... hands] Qq. And ... hands off Ff. Cut her hands off Collier MS.

hands, and trimm'd] hands off; trim'd Capell.

saw'st] F1 F4. sawest Qq. sawst F2 F3.

[4711] O detestable ... of it] Arranged as by Capell. Three lines, ending trimming ... trimd ... it, in Qq. Four lines, ending villaine!... trimming?... trim'd ... it, in Ff.

[4712] detestable] most detestable Hanmer, ending the lines that ... trimm'd ... of't.

trimming?] Ff. trimming. Q1. trimming Q2.

[4713] of it] of't Pope.

[4714] in it?] Rowe. in it, Q1. in it. Q2 Ff. in't? Pope.

[4715] apart] a part Q1.

[4716] crevice] Ff. crevie Qq.

[4717] swounded] sounded Qq F1 F2. swooned F3 F4.

[4718] Ay, like] Rowe. I like Qq. I, like Ff.

[4719] within the] within few F1.

[4720] forswear] then forswear Hanmer, ending lines 130-132 forswear ... between ... necks.

[4721] break their necks] break their necks and die Malone conj. stray and break their Jackson conj. ofttimes break their necks Collier (Collier MS.) Marked as an imperfect line by Keightley.

[4722] owners] wretched owners Capell, ending lines 132-134 at fire ... bid ... tears.

their] the F1.

[4723] upright] up right F2.

doors] F3 F4. doores F2. doore Qq F1.

[4724] sorrows ... were] Malone. sorrowes ... was Qq F1. sorrow ... was F2 F3 F4.

[4725] Enter a Goth.] Capell. Enter Emillius. Qq Ff. Enter a Goth with Æmilius. Malone.

[4726] Third Goth.] 3. G. Capell. Goth. Qq Ff.

[4727] [Exit Goth. Capell.

Enter Æmilius.] Capell. After line 151 in Qq Ff.

[4728] what's] Qq F4. what F1. whats F2 F3.

[4729] deliver'd] Pope. delivered Qq Ff.

[4730] March away. [Flourish. Exeunt] F1. March away. Q1. March away. [Exeunt. Q2 F2 F3 F4. away! march! [Exeunt. Hanmer. Away. [March. Exeunt. Capell. [March away. Exeunt. Steevens conj. March! away! [Exeunt. Collier.

[4731] Scene ii.] Rowe. Scene iii. Pope.

Rome. Before Titus's house.] Malone. Titus's Palace in Rome. Rowe. Court of Titus's house. Capell.

Enter ... Demetrius and Chiron....] Enter Tamora, and her two sonnes disguised. Qq Ff.

[4732] this ... habiliment] this ... habillament Q1. this ... habilliament Q2 F1. this ... habillaments F2. this ... habiliments F3 F4. these ... habiliments Rowe (ed. 2).

[4733] his] the Rowe.

[4734] [They knock. Enter Titus, above.] Capell. They knock, and Titus appears above. Rowe. They knocke and Titus opens his studie doore. Qq Ff.

[4735] effect?] effect. Q1.

[4736] Titus] Lord Titus Capell. Old Titus Collier MS.

am come] am Revenge, come Jackson conj. am here come Staunton conj.

thee] thee awhile Steevens conj.

[4737] it action?] Ff. that accord, Qq. it that accord? Pope.

[4738] If ... with me] One in Qq. Two in Ff.

[4739] Witness ... lines] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

witness these] Witness the Rowe (ed. 2). these Theobald.

[4740] hand?] hand. Q1.

[4741] Know, thou sad] Capell. Know thou sad Qq F1 F2 F3. Know thou, sad F4.

[4742] thy] the F1.

[4743] thy] my F1.

[4744] offender] Q1. offenders Q2 Ff.

[4745] enemies?] enemies. Q1.

[4746] me.] me? Q1.

[4747] stands] stand Hanmer.

[4748] surance] 'surance Hanmer.

[4749] globes] globe Dyce.

[4750] thee two] the two F2. two Rowe. thee Steevens (1793).

black] as blacke Q2 F1.

[4751] murderers] Capell. murder Qq Ff. murders Rowe.

caves] F2 F3 F4. cares Qq F1.

[4752] the] thy Rowe.

[4753] Hyperion's] F4. Hiperions F2. Hiperious F3. Epeons Qq. Eptons F1.

[4754] these] Dyce. them Qq F1. they F2 F3 F4.

[4755] Rapine] F2 F3 F4. Rape Qq F1.

[4756] 'Cause] Pope. Cause Qq Ff.

of] on Rowe.

[4757] mad, mistaking] mad-mistaking S. Walker conj.

[4758] [Exit above.] Exit Titus from above. Rowe. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4759] speeches] speech Rowe.

[4760] ply] Qq. play Ff.

Enter....] Collier (Collier MS.) Enter Titus. Rowe. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4761] Scene iv. Pope.

[4762] I will] Ile F1.

[4763] he's] Hanmer. he is Qq Ff.

[4764] thine] Q1. thy Q2 Ff.

[4765] thee, good] F4. thee good Qq F1 the good F2 F3.

[4766] device] Pope. devise Qq Ff.

[4767] Enter Marcus.] Theobald. After line 120 in Qq Ff.

[4768] Feast] Qq. Feasts Ff.

[4769] [Exit.] om. Qq F1.

[4770] Lucius] Lucius' S. Walker conj.

[4771] [Aside to her sons] Aside. Hanmer. To her sons. Johnson. Omitted in Qq Ff.

will you] you will Rowe (ed. 2).

bide] abide Rowe. 'bide Collier (ed. 1).

[4772] Yield] Yeede Q1.

[Aside. Hanmer.

[4773] turn] return Rowe (ed. 2). come Pope.

[4774] [Aside] Rowe. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4775] devices] Rowe (ed. 2). devises Qq Ff. device S. Walker conj.

[4776] dam] Dame Q1.

[4777] Tit.] Dem. Boswell.

[Exit Tamora.] Capell. In Rowe after line 147. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4778] Tut] But Q2.

[4779] hither] Ff. hether Qq.

Enter Publius....] Enter Publius and Servants. Rowe. Enter certain Gentlemen, and Domesticks. Capell. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4780] Pub.] 1. G. Capell.

[4781] you] ye Rowe.

[4782] and] Theobald. om. Qq Ff.

[4783] The ... Demetrius] One line in Qq. Two, the first ending sonnes, in Ff.

[4784] And ... cry] Qq. Omitted in Ff, and restored by Capell.

[Exit.] Exit Titus. Rowe, after line 161. om. Qq Ff.

[Publius....] Malone, from Capell. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4785] bound?] F3 F4. bound, Qq F1 F2.

you] ye F4.

fast.] Qq. fast. Exeunt. Ff.

Re-enter....] Capell. Enter Titus Andronicus with a knife, and Lavinia with a Bason. Qq Ff.

[4786] Scene v. Pope.

[4787] vile] F4. vild Q1. vilde Q2. vil'd F2 F3 F4.

[4788] you say] ye say Theobald.

[4789] is] it F2.

[4790] 'tween] 'twixt Rowe.

[4791] your] you F2.

[4792] I will] will I F3 F4.

[4793] unhallow'd] Pope. unhallowed Qq Ff.

[4794] own] om. F1.

[4795] Progne] Proene Theobald.

[4796] [He....] Qq Ff (after line 204). He ... throats, and Lavinia receives the blood in a bason. Rowe (after line 197).

[4797] vile] Q1. vilde Q2. vil'd F1. vild'd F2. wild F3 F4.

[4798] every] ever F2 F3.

[4799] may] Qq. might Ff.

[4800] Centaurs'] Warburton. Centaurs Q1 F4. Centaures Q2 F1 F2 F3. Centaur's Johnson.

[4801] them] om. Capell.

I'll] I will Staunton (Dyce conj.), reading So, as a separate line.

[4802] against] Qq. gainst F1 F2. 'gainst F3 F4.

their] the F2 F3 F4.

[Exeunt ... bodies.] Exeunt, bearing in the Bodies. Capell. Exeunt. Qq Ff.

[4803] Scene III.] Capell. Pope continues the scene.

Court ... out.] The same. Gardens of the same. A magnificcent Pavillion; Tables under it; Domesticks attending. Capell.

Goths, with Aaron, prisoner.] Rowe. The Gothes. Qq Ff.

[4804] Uncle] Good uncle Hanmer. Why, uncle Capell. Since, uncle S. Walker conj.

it is] Warburton. tis Qq. 'tis Ff.

[4805] First Goth.] 1. G. Capell. Goth. Qq Ff.

thine, befall] Q1 F4. thine befall Q2. thine befall, F1 F2 F3.

[4806] sustenance] sustnance Q1.

[4807] Till] Tell Q1.

empress'] Empresse Q1. Emperours Q2 F2 F3 F4. Emperous F1.

[4808] her] Qq F1. his F2 F3 F4. these Rowe.

[4809] I fear] F4. I feare Qq. If ere F1 F2 F3.

[4810] Aar.] Aron. F1. Aaron. F2 F3 F4. Moore. Qq.

mine] Qq. my Ff.

[4811] unhallow'd] Rowe (ed. 2). unhallowed Qq Ff.

[4812] [Exeunt ... Aaron.] Rowe, after line 14. Attendants lead in Aaron. Capell. om. Qq Ff.

Flourish within.] Flourish. Ff. om. Qq.

[4813] Enter....] Sound trumpets. Enter Emperour, and Empresse, with Tribunes and others. Qq Ff.

Æmilius,] Dyce. om. Qq Ff.

[4814] Scene vi. Pope.

Sat.] Ff. King. Qq.

moe] Qq. more Ff.

[4815] thee] the F2.

[4816] the parle] Qq F1. the parly F2 F3 F4. your parley Hanmer.

[4817] ordain'd] Pope. ordained Qq Ff.

[4818] Sat.] Empe. Q1.

[Hautboys ... table.] Malone, after Capell. Hoboyes. A Table brought in. Ff. Omitted in Qq.

Enter ... young Lucius and others.] Malone. Sound trumpets, enter ... face. Qq. Enter ... face. Ff.

[4819] Welcome ... queen;] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[4820] welcome, Lucius] thou Lucius, welcome Hanmer. Lucius, welcome Capell. and welcome, Lucius Collier MS.

[4821] Sat.] King. Q1.

[4822] beholding] beholden Rowe (ed. 2).

[4823] An] Hanmer. And Qq Ff.

[4824] lord?] Q2 Ff. lord. Q1.

[4825] reason mighty] mighty reason Capell.

and] om. Hanmer.

[4826] precedent] Pope. president Qq Ff.

[4827] sorrow die] sorrows flee Collier MS.

[Kills Lavinia.] he kills her. Q2 Ff. om. Q1.

[4828] thou] om. F1.

unkind?] unkinde, Q1.

[4829] To do ... done.] Omitted in Ff.

now is] Q1. is now Q2.

[4830] Sat.] King. Qq.

ravish'd] ravisht? Q2 Ff. ravisht, Q1.

[4831] Will't] Wil't F4. Wilt Qq F1 F2 F3, in both cases.

Will't ... feed?] One line in Qq. Two in Ff.

[4832] daughter thus?] Q1 F2 F3 F4. daughter Q2. daughter? F1.

[4833] hither] Ff. hether Qq.

[4834] [Kills Tamora.] He stabs the Empresse. Qq Ff.

[4835] Sat.] Empe. Qq.

[Kills Titus.] He stabs Titus. Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[4836] [Kills Saturninus.] Lucius stabs the Emperor. Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

A great ... balcony.] Edd. Company in Confusion: A great Tumult: the Andronici, and their Friends, gain the Steps of Titus' House: Tumult ceases. Capell. om. Qq Ff.

[4837] uproars] uprores Qq F1. uproree F2. uprore F3 F4.

as] Q1. like Q2 Ff.

[4838] tempestuous] Ff. tempestious Qq.

gusts] guests F2.

[4839] how to] Qq. how, to Ff.

[4840] body; Lest Rome] Capell. body. Roman Lord. Let Rome Qq. body. Goth. Let Rome Ff (Goth, F2). body. Sen. Lest Rome Malone. See note (X).

[4841] court'sy to] cursie too Qq F1. cursie to F2. curtsie to F3 F4.

[4842] castaway] Ff. cast away Qq.

[4843] But if....] Mar. But if.... F4.

[4844] [To Lucius] Rowe. om. Qq Ff.

[4845] baleful burning] baleful-burning S. Walker conj.

[4846] my] Q1. my very Q2 Ff.

in the] i' the Capell, reading my very with Q2 Ff.

[4847] kind] Qq. kind hand Ff.

[4848] a captain] our captain S. Walker conj.

[4849] Then] Qq. This Ff.

[4850] murdered] Rowe. murdred Qq Ff.

[4851] they it were] they they were Hanmer. they it was Capell.

[4852] unto] into Rowe.

[4853] I am the turned forth] Q1. And I am the turned forth Q2. And I am turned forth F1 F2 F3. And I am turn'd forth F4. And I am the turn'd forth Capell. And I'm thus turned forth S. Walker conj. And I am turn'd forth thus Keightley.

[4854] turn] tongue Rowe, a misprint, corrected first by Capell.

the] Q1. this Q2 Ff.

[Pointing....] Shewing it.... Capell. Omitted in Qq Ff.

[4855] And] Qq Ff. Damn'd Theobald.

is, to] Ff. is to Qq.

[4856] cause] F4. course Qq F1 F2 F3.

revenge] revenge. Q1.

[4857] amiss,] amisse, Q1. amisse? Q2 Ff.

[4858] Andronici] F1. Andronicie Qq. Andronicus F2 F3 F4. the Andronici Capell.

[4859] Will] We'll Rowe (ed. 2).

[4860] forth] out Rowe.

[4861] Come, come ... Rome] Come down, come down ... Rome Capell. Come, come ... Rome, come down S. Walker conj. Come, come to us, ... Rome Keightley.

reverend] Rowe. reveren'd F4. reverent Qq F1 F2 F3. reverendest Anon. conj.

[4862] do] doth Hanmer.

[4863] All.] Rom. Capell. Marcus. Qq. Mar. Ff.

[4864] Marc.] Capell. om. Qq Ff.

[To Attendants.] Capell. om. Qq Ff. To an Attendant. Malone. To Attendants, who go into the house. Dyce.

[4865] adjudged] adiudge Q1.

direful slaughtering] direful lingering Collier MS. direful-slaughtering S. Walker conj.

[4866] [Exeunt Attendants.] Edd. om. Qq Ff.

Lucius....] Lucius, and the rest, come down; with them young Lucius. Capell. om. Qq Ff.

[4867] All.] Rom. Capell. om. Qq Ff, continuing the line to Marcus.

Rome's] Rowe. to Romes Qq Ff.

[4868] harms] harm Rowe.

wipe] drive Rowe.

[4869] aim] room Collier conj. (withdrawn). air Grant White conj.

[4870] task] style Collier MS.

[4871] trunk] bier Collier MS.

[Kneels over Titus' body. Capell.

[4872] thy] they F2.

pale cold] pale-cold S. Walker conj.

[Kissing Titus.] Kisses Titus. Johnson. om. Qq Ff.

[4873] blood-stain'd] F3 F4. blood slaine Q1. bloud-slaine Q F1 F2.

[4874] Tear] Teare Qq F1. A teare F2 F3 F4. Ay, tear Rowe.

[Kneeling by him. Capell.

[4875] thine] thy Rowe.

[4876] him ... him] Ff. them ... them Qq.

and take leave of him] all that he can have Collier MS.

[4877] Boy.] Ff. Puer. Qq.

heart] hart. Q1. hart, Q2.

[4878] Re-enter Attendants....] Dyce. Enter Romans with Aaron. Rowe. Enter Attendant.... Capell.

[4879] Scene vii. Pope.

A Roman.] Romaine. Qq. Romans. F1 F3 F4. Romanes. F2. 2. R. Capell. 1 Rom. Malone. Æm. Edd., Globe Ed. (Dyce conj.)

[4880] dumb?] dumb, Q1.

[4881] evils] evil Rowe.

[4882] emperor] Emp. F1.

[4883] father's] Rowe. fathers Qq Ff. fathers' Anon. conj.

[4884] heinous] ravenous Collier MS.

tiger] tygress Rowe.

[4885] rite] Q2 Ff. right Q1. rites Rowe.

mourning] Q1. mournefull Q2. mournfull F1 F2. mournful F3 F4.

[4886] mournful bell] solemn bell Staunton conj.

[4887] beasts] Qq F1 F4. beast F2 F3.

of prey] Ff. to pray Q1. to prey Q2.

[4888] beastly] Qq. beast-like Ff.

[4889] shall] she shall Hanmer.

[4890] on Aaron] to Aaron Steevens (1793).

[4891] By] Qq. From Ff.

haps] Qq F3 F4. happes F1. happee F2.

[4892] Then] Than Q1.

to order] we'll order Rowe (ed. 2).

[4893] [Exeunt.] Exeunt omnes. Ff. om. Qq.