Note 316 — NOTE ON SYMBOLS (continued 2)
Reading edition
R. J. I. iv. 113, where, in Q1, Romeo’s ‘on lustie Gentlemen’ to the maskers is followed by ‘Enter old Capulet with the Ladies’, while in Q2, Benvolio responds ‘Strike drum’, and then ‘They march about the Stage, and Seruingmen come forth with Napkins’, prepare the hall, and ‘Exeunt’, when ‘Enter all the guests and gentlewomen to the Maskers’.