Volume 1 / Act 4 — Act IV: Scene 4
Reading edition
Scene iv.] Scene viii. Pope.
and the Officer.] Capell. with a Jailor. Ff.
5, 6. messenger. That ... Ephesus,] Rowe. messenger, That ... Ephesus, F1 F2 F3. messenger; That ... Ephesus, F4. messenger, That ... Ephesus: Capell.
14. Dro. E.] Off. Edd. conj.
15. hie] high F2.
17. returned] come Anon. conj.
18. [Beating him.] Capell. [Beats Dro. Pope. om. Ff.
29. ears] See note (VII).
38. Scene ix. Pope. The stage direction ‘Enter ... Pinch,’ precedes line 38 in Ff, and all editions till Dyce’s.
Pinch.] a schoolmaster, call’d Pinch. Ff.
40. the prophecy] the prophesie F1 F2 F3 F4. prophesie Rowe. to prophesy Dyce.
39-41. or rather ... talk?] or rather, ‘prospice funem,’ beware the rope’s end. Ant. E. Wilt thou still talk like the parrot? Edd. conj.
41. [Beating him.] [Beats Dro. Ff.
46. what] in what Hanmer.
65. Dined] Din’d I Theobald. I din’d Capell.
72. Certes] Pope. certis Ff.
74. bear] beares F1.
75. vigour] rigour Collier MS.
his] your Pope.
83. master] mistress Dyce conj.
rag] bag Becket conj.
84. not thou] thou not Capell.
87. bear] do bear Pope. now bear Collier MS.
89. is] are Rowe.
101. these false] Ff. those false Rowe.
102. [Flying at his wife. Capell.
Enter ...] The stage direction is transferred by Dyce to follow 105.
106. me? Thou ... thou,] Rowe. me, thou ... thou? Ff.
110. [They ... Dro. E.] Edd. om. Ff.
117. [They bind Ant. and Dro. Rowe.
124. nothing?] nothing thus? Hanmer, reading as verse.
126. help, poor] Theobald. help poor Ff.
idly] Pope. idlely Ff.
127. go] stay Pope.
[Exeunt all but ...] Exeunt. Manet ... Ff (after line 128).
129. Scene x. Pope.
133. for me] om. Hanmer.
141. Scene xi. Pope.
143. [Runne all out. Ff.
144. [Exeunt ...] Exeunt omnes, as fast as may be, frighted. Ff.
150. saw ... speak us ... give] F1. saw ... spake us ... give F2 F3 F4. saw ... spake to us ... give Rowe. saw ... spake us ... gave Pope. see ... speak us ... give Capell.