Volume 1 / Act 5 — Act V: Scene 1
Reading edition
7. together] om. Pope.
9. all] all your Pope.
10. line-grove] lime-grove Rowe.
11. your] F1 F2. you F3 F4.
15. sir] om. Pope.
16. run] runs F1.
winter’s] winter F4.
23. F1 F2 put a comma after sharply. F3 F4 omit it.
24. Passion] Passion’d Pope.
26. ’gainst] Pope. gainst F1 F2. against F3 F4.
33. Scene ii. Pope.
37. green sour] green-sward Douce conj.
46. strong-based] Rowe. strong-bass’d Ff.
58. Scene iii. Pope.
and] om. Capell.
60. boil’d] Pope. boile F1 F2. boil F3 F4.
62. Holy] Noble Collier MS.
63. show] shew Ff. flow Collier MS.
64. fellowly] fellow Pope.
68. O] O my Pope. O thou S. Walker conj.
69. sir] servant Collier MS.
72. Didst] F3 F4. Did F1 F2.
74. Sebastian. Flesh and blood,] Sebastian, flesh and blood. Theobald.
75. entertain’d] entertaine F1.
76. who] Rowe. whom Ff.
82. lies] F3 F4. ly F1 F2.
83. or] e’er Collier MS.
84. Theobald gives as stage direction “Exit Ariel and returns immediately.”
88. suck] lurk Theobald.
90. couch] crowch F3 F4.
Capell punctuates There I couch: when owls do cry,
92. summer] sun-set Theobald.
106. Behold,] lo! Pope.
111. Whether thou be’st] Where thou beest Ff. Be’st thou Pope. Whe’r thou be’st Capell.
112. trifle] devil Collier MS.
119. my] thy Collier MS.
124. not] F3 F4. nor F1 F2.
132. fault] faults F4.
136. who] F2 F3 F4. whom F1.
145. and,] sir, and Capell.
supportable] F1 F2. insupportable F3 F4. portable Steevens.
148. my] my only Hanmer.
A daughter] Only daughter Hanmer. Daughter Capell.
156. eyes] F1. eye F2 F3 F4.
their] these Capell.
172. Scene iv. Pope.
Here Prospero discovers...] Ff. Scene opens to the entrance of the cell. Here Prospero discovers ... Theobald. Cell opens and discovers ... Capell.
172. dear’st] dearest Ff.
179. [Kneels] Theobald.
191. advice] F4. advise F1 F2 F3.
199, 200. remembrances with] remembrance with Pope. remembrances With Malone.
213. When] Where Johnson conj.
216. Scene v. Pope.
sir, look, sir] sir, look F3 F4.
is] are Pope.
221. safely] safe F3 F4.
230. of sleep] a-sleep Pope.
234. more] Rowe. mo F1 F2. moe F3 F4.
236. her] Theobald (Thirlby conj.). our Ff.
242-245. Given to Ariel in F2 F3 F4.
247. leisure] F1. seisure F2. seizure F3 F4.
248. Which shall be shortly, single] Pope. (which shall be shortly single) Ff.
253. [Exit Ariel] Capell.
256. Scene vi. Pope.
258. Coragio] corasio F1.
268. mis-shapen] mis-shap’d Pope.
271. command, without her power.] command. Without her power, anon. conj.
without] with all Collier MS.
280. liquor] ’lixir Theobald.
282-284. Printed as verse in Ff.
289. This is] F1 F2. ’Tis F3 F4.
a strange] as strange a Capell.
e’er I] I ever Hanmer.
[Pointing to Caliban.] Steevens.
299. [Exeunt... Trin.] Capell.
308. nuptial] nuptiall F1. nuptials F2 F3 F4.
309. See note (XVIII).
Epilogue
Epilogue ... Prospero.] advancing, Capell.
1. Now] Now, now F3 F4.
3. now] and now Pope.
13. Now] For now Pope.