Volume 1 / Act 2 — Act II: Scene 2

Scene ii.] Capell. Scene iv. Pope.

A public place.] Capell. A street. Pope.

3, 4, 5. out By ... report. I] F₁ F₂ F₃. out By ... report, I F₄. out. By ... report, I Rowe.

12. didst] did didst F₁.

23. Beating him] Beats Dro. Ff.

28. jest] jet Dyce.

29. common] comedy Hanmer.

35-107. Pope marks as spurious.

38. else] om. Capell.

45. Why, first] First, why Capell.

53. next, to] next time, Capell conj.

to] and Collier MS.

59. none] F₁. not F₂ F₃ F₄.

76. hair] hair to men Capell.

79. men] Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald). them Ff.

91. sound] F₁. sound ones F₂ F₃ F₄.

93. falsing] falling Heath conj.

97. trimming] Rowe. trying Ff. tyring Pope. ’tiring Collier.

101. no time] F₂ F₃ F₄. in no time F₁. e’en no time Collier (Malone conj.).

110. thy] F₁. some F₂ F₃ F₄.

111. not ... nor] but ... and Capell conj.

112. unurged] unurg’dst Pope.

117. or look’d, or] look’d, Steevens.

to thee] om. Pope. thee S. Walker conj.

119. then] thus Rowe.

130. but] F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

135. off] Hanmer. of Ff.

138. canst] wouldst Hanmer.

140. crime] grime Warburton.

142. thy] F₁. my F₂ F₃ F₄.

143. contagion] catagion F₄.

145. distain’d] unstain’d Hanmer (Theobald conj.). dis-stain’d Theobald. distained Heath conj.

undishonoured] dishonoured Heath conj.

149, 150. Marked as spurious by Pope.

Who, ... Wants] Whose every ..., Want Becket conj.

150. Wants] Ff. Want Johnson.

155. By me?] Pope. By me. Ff.

156. this] F₁, Capell. thus F₂ F₃ F₄.

167. your] you F₂.

174. stronger] F₄. stranger F₁ F₂ F₃.

180-185. Marked ‘aside’ by Capell.

180. moves] means Collier MS.

183. drives] draws Collier MS.

184. sure uncertainty] sure: uncertainly Becket conj.

185. offer’d] Capell. free’d Ff. favour’d Pope. proffered Collier MS.

187-201. Marked as spurious by Pope.

189. talk] walk and talk Anon. conj.

goblins] ghosts and goblins Lettsom conj.

owls] ouphs Theobald.

sprites] F₁. elves sprites F₂ F₃ F₄. elvish sprites Rowe (ed. 2). elves and sprites Collier MS.

191. or] and Theobald.

192. and answer’st not?] F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

193. Dromio, thou drone, thou snail] Theobald. Dromio, thou Dromio, thou snaile F₁. Dromio, thou Dromio, snaile F₂ F₃ F₄.

194. am I not?] Ff. am not I? Theobald.

203. the eye] thy eye F₂ F₃.

204. laughs] Ff. laugh Pope.

211-215. Marked as ‘aside’ by Capell.