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The Tempest

Volume 1 / Act 5 — Act V: Scene 1

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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.

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