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

Chapter 90: 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:

[2120] Act v. Scene i.] Rowe. om. Q Ff.

The ... tent.] Rowe, substantially.

[2121] I'll ... tonight] With Greekish wine to-night I'll heat his blood Steevens conj.

[2122] Which ... to-morrow.] Omitted in F4 and Rowe (ed. 1).

scimitar] Rowe (ed. 2). cemitar Q F1. semitar F2 F3.

[2123] core] Ff. curre Q.

[2124] batch] botch Theobald. patch Becket conj.

[2125] idol] thou idol Keightley.

[2126] adversity] perversity Collier conj.

need these] Ff. needs this Q.

[2127] boy] Ff. box Q.

[2128] thought] Ff. said Q.

Achilles'] Achilles Q Ff. Achilles's F4.

[2129] varlet] F4. varlot Q F1 F2 F3. harlot Theobald (Thirlby conj.)

[2130] rotten] rotted Rowe (ed. 2).

[2131] the guts-griping, ruptures] Capell. the guts griping ruptures Q. guts-griping Ruptures F1 F2 F3. Guts-griping, Ruptures F4.

catarrhs] F4. catarres F1 F2 F3. om. Q.

[2132] o'] F4. a Q F1 F2 F3. of Capell.

i' the] i' th' Ff. in the Q.

back] Q. backe F1. backs F2 F3 F4.

[2133] raw eyes ... tetter,] Q. and the like, Ff.

[2134] wheezing] whissing Q.

[2135] limekilns] lime-kills Q.

[2136] discoveries] debaucheries Hanmer. discoverers Singer. discolourers Collier (Collier MS.)

[2137] mean'st] Ff. meanes Q.

[2138] butt] F3 F4. but Q F1 F2. burr. Long MS. bott Becket conj.

[2139] no.] Q. om. Ff.

[2140] sleave] sleive Q. sleyd Ff. sley'd Rowe.

sarcenet] sacenet Q.

[2141] tassel] F1. tossell Q F2 F3. tossel F4.

[2142] Out, gall!] Out gall. Q Ff. Nut-gall! Hanmer.

[2143] thwarted] th'warted F2 F3 F4.

[2144] Greeks] Greekes Q F1. Greeke F2. Greek F3 F4.

[2145] This ... Patroclus!] As in Ff. One line in Q.

[2146] [Exeunt ...] Hanmer. Exit. Ff. Ex. Theobald.

[2147] quails] quarrels or squalls Warburton conj.

[2148] goodly] Q F1 F2. good F3 F4.

[2149] his brother, the] Ff. his be the Q.

[2150] oblique] antique Hanmer. obelisque Warburton. Job-like Becket conj.

[2151] shoeing-horn] shooting-horn Rowe.

hanging at his brother's] Ff. at his bare Q.

[2152] is] is of Hanmer.

[2153] forced] Ff. faced Q. farced Pope.

to?] F3 F4. to: Q F2. too: F1.

[2154] he is both ox] her's both Oxe Q.

[2155] a dog ... a fitchew] Ff. a day, a Moyle, a Cat, a Fichooke Q.

[2156] lizard] Ff. lezard Q.

roe] Ff. rowe Q.

[2157] Menelaus] a Menelaus Johnson.

[2158] not what] Ff. what Q.

[2159] Hoy-day] Ff. Hey-day Q. Holy-day Rowe (ed. 2).

spirits] Ff. sprites Q.

Hector, Troilus, Ajax,] Theobald. Hector, Ajax, Ff. om. Q.

Menelaus,] Capell om. Q Ff.

[2160] Scene ii. Pope.

[2161] We ... 'tis; ... There ... you.] As in Capell. As three lines, ending wrong, ... lights ... you. in Q Ff.

[2162] lights] Q. light Ff.

[2163] Re-enter....] Dyce (at the end of the line). Enter ... Ff. om. Q.

[2164] good night] God night Q.

[2165] to tend] who tend Anon, conj.

[2166] Greeks'] Greek's F4.

[2167] sweet Lord] sweet Capell.

[2168] draught] draff Hanmer. drought Johnson.

[2169] sewer] Rowe. sure Q Ff.

[2170] Good ... tarry.] Verse first by Theobald. Prose in Q Ff.

[2171] at once] Ff. Omitted in Q.

[2172] or tarry] and tarry Pope (ed. 2).

[2173] [Exeunt ...] Exeunt Agam: Menelaus. Q. om. Ff.

[2174] and you too] Ff. and you to Q. you too Pope.

[2175] [Aside to Troilus] To Troilus. Rowe. Marked as 'aside' by Capell.

[2176] Follow ... company.] As in Ff. Prose in Q. Steevens ends the lines goes ... company, ... night.

[2177] Calchas'] Calchas's F4.

[2178] [Exit ...] Capell. om. Q Ff.

[2179] [Exeunt ... Nestor.] Capell. Exeunt. Q Ff. Exeunt severally, all but Thersites. Hanmer.

[2180] it; it is] it, it is Q. it, that it is Ff.

[2181] sun] F3 F4. Sonne Q. Sunne F1 F2.

[2182] Calchas'] Capell. Calcas Q. Chalcas his F1 F2 F3. Calchas his F4.

after.] after— Q Ff.

[2183] varlets] Ff. varlots Q.

[2184] Scene ii.] Rowe. Scene iii. Pope.

The same ...] Capell. Calchas Tent. Rowe.

Enter Diomedes.] Enter Diomed. Q Ff.

[2185] What, are] Hanmer. What are Q Ff.

[2186] [Within] Capell. om. Q Ff.

[2187] I think] om. Capell.

Where's] Where is Capell.

your] Q F3 F4. you F1 F2.

[2188] Enter Troilus ...] Capell. Enter Troylus and Ulisses. Ff. Omitted in Q. Enter Troilus and Ulysses, after them Thersites. Rowe. Enter Tr. & U., [undiscover'd by Diomede,] after them Th., [unseen by Tr. & U.] Johnson.

[2189] Enter Cressida.] Enter Cressid. Ff. After him, line 6, in Q.

[2190] comes ... him.] Q F1. come ... him. F2 F3 F4. come ... him! Rowe.

[2191] [Whispers.] Rowe. om. Q F.

[2192] any] to any Rowe.

[2193] may ... noted] As one line by Capell.

sing her ... cliff] Q. finde her ... life Ff. sing to her ... cliff Pope. find her key ... cleft Collier MS.

[2194] See note (XIV).

[2195] Cres.] F2 F3 F4. Cal. Q F1.

[2196] Nay] om. Steevens conj.

[2197] And ... words] As verse first by Capell.

[2198] should] Ff. shall Q.

[2199] forsworn.] forsworne. Q. a forsworne.— F1. a forsworne— F2. a forsworn— F3 F4.

[2200] cannot] can't Pope.

[2201] any] not any F1.

[2202] Hold, patience] F4. Hold patience Q F1 F2 F3.

[2203] one] Ff. a Q.

[2204] pray you] Ff. pray Q.

[2205] Nay, good] Ff. Now good Q. Good Pope.

[2206] flow to] show too Johnson conj.

distraction] distruction Q.

[2207] pray thee] Ff. prethee Q. pr'ythee Pope.

[2208] all hell's] all hells Q F2 F3 F4. hell F1. by hell's Pope.

[2209] I] om. Pope (ed. 1).

[2210] Doth ... truth!] As in Capell. One line in Q Ff.

[2211] wither'd] Rowe. withered Q Ff.

Why ... lord] Ff. How now my Lord Q.

[2212] By ... patient] As in Capell. One line in Q Ff.

[2213] adieu] F3 F4. adew F1 F2. om. Q.

[2214] You shake ... break out] Verse in F2 F3 F4. Prose in Q F1.

[2215] these] om. Q.

[2216] But] om. Q.

[2217] I will, la] Theobald. I will lo Q F1. I will goe F2. I will go F3 F4. I will come Rowe. I will, lord Collier MS.

[2218] sweet lord] Ff. my Lord Q.

[2219] Re-enter ...] Enter ... Q Ff.

[2220] Scene iv. Pope.

[2221] Tro. I will ... will.] Omitted in Q.

[2222] Cres] Ff. Troy. Q.

[2223] It is] om. Steevens (1793).

have't] Ff. ha't Q.

[2224] have it] have it again Capell.

[2225] in] Ff. on Q.

[2226] And gives ... thee] As in Ff. One line in Q.

[2227] [Diomedes snatches the sleeve. Warburton.

As ... thee. Nay] Dio. As I kiss thee. [Diomede kissing her, offers to snatch it.] Cress. Nay Theobald conj.

Nay ... me] Continued to Cressida by Theobald (Thirlby conj.) In Q Ff it is given to 'Dio.'

[2228] doth take] Q. rakes F1. takes F2 F3 F4. must take Pope.

[2229] Cres.] Omitted in Q.

[2230] It is] 'Tis Pope.

[2231] one's] on's Q. one Ff].

[2232] Whose] But, whose Capell.

[2233] By] Ff. And by Q.

yond] Q F1. yonder F2 F3 F4.

[2234] Why then ... starts you] As in Ff. Prose in Q.

[2235] shall] shalt F2.

[2236] Nor ... best] As verse by Hanmer. Prose in Q Ff.

[2237] Ther.] Troi. Hanmer.

not you] Q. not me Ff.

[2238] [Exit Diomedes.] Capell. Exit. Ff (after then). Omitted in Q.

[2239] with ... eye] my heart with the other eye Johnson conj. with the other eye my heart Tyrwhitt conj.

[2240] Scene v. Pope.

[2241] said] Q. say Ff.

[2242] co-act] coact Ff. Court Q.

[2243] the attest] th' attest Q. that test F1 F4. that rest F2 F3.

[2244] had deceptious] Ff. were deceptions Q.

[2245] Created ... here?] As in Ff. One line in Q.

[2246] Most] It is most Steevens conj.

[2247] madness.] Q F3 F4. madnesse? F1 F2.

[2248] the general] all the Pope.

[2249] soil] soyle Ff. spoile Q.

[2250] a'] a Q. he Ff.

on's] of his Pope.

[2251] Diomed's Cressida] Diomedes' Cressid Hanmer.

[2252] be sanctimonies] Q. are sanctimonie Ff. be sanctimony Johnson.

[2253] unity] purity or verity Johnson conj.

[2254] This is] Ff. This was Q.

[2255] sets] set'st Hanmer.

with] Q. with, F1 F3 F4. with; F2.

itself!] it selfe, Q. thy selfe F1. thy selfe, F2 F3 F4. thy self! Pope.

[2256] Bi-fold] By-fould Q. By foule F1 F2. By foul F3 F4.

authority!] Pope. authority: Q F2 F3 F4. authoritie: F1.

[2257] can ... reason] can Revolt without perdition, loss assume Reason Hanmer.

[2258] and] om. Pope.

[2259] conduce] commence Rowe.

[2260] more] far Pope.

[2261] Admits ... enter] Subtile as Arachne's unbroken woof, Admits no orifice for a point to enter Becket conj. As subtle as Arachne's broken woof, Admits no orifice for a point to enter Keightley.

[2262] orifex] Q F1. orifece F2. orifice F3 F4.

[2263] Ariachne's] Ariachnes Ff. Ariachna's Q. Ariathna's Q (Steevens's copy in Brit. Mus.) slight Arachne's Pope. is Arachne's Capell. Ariadne's or Arachnea's Steevens conj. was Arachne's Anon. conj.

[2264] five-finger-tied,] fine finger tied, F1 F2 F3. finde singer tied, Q. five finger'd tied, F4. five finger'd tied: Rowe (ed. 1). five finger tied: Rowe (ed. 2). five-finger-tied: Pope.

[2265] faith] truth or troth S. Walker conj.

bound] Ff. given Q.

[2266] half] but half S. Walker conj.

attach'd] Rowe. attached Q Ff.

[2267] never] ne'er Pope.