Volume 1 / Act 5 — Act V: Scene 1

Scene i. A street ... Priory] Pope. See note (VIII).

3. doth] F₁. did F₂ F₃ F₄.

9. Enter ...] Enter Antipholis and Dromio againe. Ff.

12. to me] with me Collier MS.

18. Beside] Ff. Besides Pope.

26. know’st ... thee.] Ff. knowest ... thee. Pope. knowest well ... thee. Hanmer. know’st ... thee, sir. Capell. know’st ... thee swear Grant White conj.

30. mine honesty] F₁ F₂ F₃. my honesty F₄.

33. Scene ii. Pope.

33, 36. God’s ... God’s] F₃ F₄. God ... God’s F₁ F₂.

38. quiet, people.] Theobald. quiet people. Ff.

45. sour] Rowe. sower Ff.

46. much] F₁ F₄. much, much F₂ F₃.

49. of sea] F₁. at sea F₂ F₃ F₄.

50. Hath not else his eye] Hath nought else his eye? Anon. conj.

51. his ... in] in ... and Anon. conj.

61. Ay] Ay, ay Hanmer.

66. it] at it Pope.

69. venom] venome F₁ F₂. venomous F₃ F₄. venom’d Pope.

woman,] woman Pope.

69, 70. clamours ... Poisons] clamours ... Poison Pope. clamour ... Poisons Capell.

72, 75. thereof] therefore Johnson.

74. make] F₁. makes F₂ F₃ F₄.

77. by] with Pope.

79. moody] F₁. muddy F₂ F₃ F₄.] moody, moping Hanmer. moody sadness Singer conj.

melancholy] melancholia Anon. conj.

80. Kinsman] kins-woman Capell. ending line 79 at kins-. A’kin Hanmer.

Warburton marks this line as spurious.

81. her] their Malone (Heath conj.).

86. Have] F₂ F₃ F₄. Hath F₁.

88. wildly] wild Capell.

89. these] F₁ F₂. those F₃ F₄.

112. [Exit.] Theobald.

117. [Exeunt. Enter Merchant and Goldsmith. F₂.

121. death] F₃ F₄. depth F₁ F₂.

sorry] solemn Collier MS.

124. reverend F₃ F₄. reverent F₁ F₂.

128. Enter Adriana and Lucia. F₂.

130. Scene iii. Pope.

attended] Theobald.

132. Enter Adriana. F₂.

134. reverend] Ff.

137. Whom] F₂ F₃ F₄. Who F₁.

138. important] F₁. impoteant F₂. impotent F₃ F₄. all-potent Rowe.

letters] F₁ F₂ F₃. letter F₄.

148. strong] strange Malone conj.

150. with] here Capell. then Ritson conj.

and himself] mad himself Warburton.

158. hence] F₁ F₂. thence F₃ F₄.

168. Scene iv. Pope.

Enter a servant.] Capell. Enter a Messenger. Ff.

174. to him] om. Capell.

and] om. Hanmer. and the om. Steevens.

176. some] F₁ some other F₂ F₃ F₄.

179. to] F₁ F₃ F₄. of F₂.

183. scorch] scotch Warburton.

205. While] F₁ Whilst F₂ F₃ F₄.

208. To-day] om. Hanmer.

So befal] So fall Capell.

212, 213. [To Mer. Capell.

228. of] F₁. from F₂ F₃ F₄.

235. By the way] To which he yielded: by the way Capell, making two verses of 235. See note (IX).

235, 236. Pope ends these lines and ... confederates.

236. Along with them] om. Pope.

247. And in] Into Lettsom conj.

248. There] They Collier MS.

249. in sunder] F₁. asunder F₂ F₃ F₄.

267, 268. chain, so ... Heaven: And] chain. So ... heaven As Dyce.

281. mad] made F₂.

[Exit ...] F₁ F₂. [Enter ... F₃ F₄.

291. you both] F₁. both F₂ F₃ F₄.

298. deformed] deforming Capell.

304. Ay, sir,] Capell. I sir, Ff. I, sir? Pope. Ay, sir? Malone.

304, 305. Printed as verse by Capell: But ... whatsoever A ... him.

307. crack’d and splitted] crack’d my voice, split Collier MS.

309. of untuned cares] untuned of cares Anon. conj.

cares] ears Anon. conj.

314. lamps] lamp Pope.

316. All] And all Rowe.

old] hold Warburton.

witnesses—I cannot err—] witnesses, I cannot erre. Ff.

319. Syracusa, boy] Capell. Syracusa boy Ff. Syracusa bay Rowe. Syracusa’s bay Hanmer.

329. Scene vii. Pope.

[All ... them.] [All ... him. Warburton.

332. these. Which] these, which Ff.

355-360. Why ... together] Ff insert this speech after 344. The alteration is due to Capell.

355. his] F₁ F₂. this F₃ F₄. the Pope.

story right] story’s light Capell.

356. Antipholuses, these] Antipholus, these F₁. Antipholis, these F₂ F₃ F₄. Antipholis’s Hanmer. See note (I).

357. these] F₁ F₄. those F₂ F₃.

semblance] semblance prove Capell.

358. Besides her urging of her] Both sides emerging from their Hanmer. Besides his urging of his Collier MS. Besides his urging of her Dyce conj. Malone supposes a line, beginning with These, lost after 358.

wreck at sea,—] wreck,—all say, Jackson conj.

359. These are] These plainly are Pope.

361. Ff prefix ‘Duke.’

372. her sister] F₁. om. F₂ F₃ F₄.

373. [To Lucia.] [Aside to Lucia. Staunton conj.

387. are arose] Ff. all arose Rowe. rare arose Staunton. here arose Anon. conj.

394. hear] here Johnson.

398. we shall make] ye shalt have Pope.

399. Thirty-three] Ff. Twenty-five Theobald. Twenty-three Capell. See note (X).

but] F₁. been F₂ F₃ F₄. om. Hanmer.

400. and till] nor till Theobald. until Malone (Boaden conj.). and at Collier MS.

401. burthen ne’er] Dyce. burthen are F₁. burthens are F₂ F₃ F₄. burden not Capell. burden undelivered Collier. burden here Grant White. burden has Anon. conj. (ap. Halliwell).

404. Go ... and go] Hence ... along Lettsom conj. So ... all go Edd. conj.

and go] F₁ F₃ F₄. and goe F₂. and gaud Warburton. and joy Heath conj. and gout Jackson conj. and see Anon. conj.

405. nativity] Ff. felicity Hanmer. festivity Dyce (Johnson conj.).

such nativity!] suits festivity. Anon. conj.

406. [Exeunt ...] [Exeunt omnes. Manet the two Dromio’s and two brothers. Ff.

407. Scene viii. Pope.

fetch] go fetch S. Walker conj.

ship-board] shipboard for you Capell conj.

412. [Exeunt ...] [Exit. Ff.

420. we try it?] we trie it. F₁ I try it. F₂ F₃ F₄. we try it, brother? Capell.

421. We’ll] We will Capell, ending lines 419-421 at question ... draw ... first.

senior] Pope. signior F₁ F₂. signiority F₃ F₄.

422. [embracing. Rowe.