The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]

Note 4469 — Scene VII. A tent in the French camp. Lear on a bed asleep, soft music playing; Gentleman, and others attending.

Reading edition

Then ... king?] One line in Qq. Two in Ff. Pope ends line 11 at so.

be't] Ff. beet Q₂. be it Q₁ Q₃.

so, my good lord. How] so my good lord: How Ff. so: my lord how Q₁ Q₃. so, my good lord how Q₂. so. My lord, how Pope (ed. 1). so My lord—how Pope, ed. 2 (Theobald).

[To the Doctor] To the Physician. Theobald. om. Qq Ff.

[Going towards the Bed. Capell.

Return to Scene VII. A tent in the French camp. Lear on a bed asleep, soft music playing; Gentleman, and others attending.