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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
IV. 2. Pope made a bold transposition, and placed here the scene which
in our Edition stands as the third scene of the fourth Act, beginning:
'_Gra._ No, no, forsooth, I dare not for my life,'
and ending:
'_Hor._ Why so this gallant will command the sun.'
The scene thus in Pope's edition counted as the 4th, 5th, and 6th scenes
of Act IV.
Our Scene 2 of Act IV. is in Pope's edition Scenes 1 and 2 of Act V.
Theobald restored the old arrangement, which, as he proves in a note, is
indisputably the right one.
NOTE XIX.
IV. 2. 120. Hanmer inserts from the old play the following lines, which
are placed by Pope after IV. 3. 192, and by Capell after V. 1. 132.
'_Lord._ Who's within there?
[_Sly sleeps._
_Enter_ Servants.
Asleep again! go take him easily up, and put him in his own apparel
again. But see you wake him not in any case.
_Serv._ It shall be done, my lord: come help to bear him hence.
[_They carry off Sly._'
NOTE XX.
IV. 4. 62. There is evidently some mistake here. On the whole it seems
better to change 'Cambio' to 'Biondello' in line 62, than '_Bion._' to
'Luc.' in line 66. The supposed Cambio was not acting as Baptista's
servant, and, moreover, had he been sent on such an errand he would have
'flown on the wings of love' to perform it. We must suppose that
Biondello apparently makes his exit, but really waits till the stage is
clear for an interview with his disguised master. The line 67 is as
suitable to the faithful servant as to the master himself.
NOTE XXI.
IV. 4. 70. Mr Dyce says that in some copies of the first Folio the 'l'
in welcome is scarcely visible. It was from one of these copies,
doubtless, that the later Folios were printed. The 'l' is clear enough
in Capell's copy of F1.
NOTE XXII.
V. 1. 26. We have retained 'from Padua,' which is the reading of the old
Edition, and probably right. The Pedant has been staying some time at
Padua, and that is all he means when he contradicts the newly arrived
traveller from Pisa.
NOTE XXIII.
V. 2. 176-189. The following speeches are added by Pope from the old
play, and remained as part of the text till Capell's time:
'_Enter two Servants bearing_ Sly _in his own apparel, and leave him on
the stage. Then enter a_ Tapster.
_Sly awaking._] Sim, give's some more wine--what, all the Players gone?
am not I a lord?
_Tap._ A lord with a murrain! Come, art thou drunk still?
_Sly._ Who's this? Tapster! oh, I have had the bravest dream that ever
thou heardst in all thy life.
_Tap._ Yea marry, but thou hadst best get thee home, for your wife will
course you for dreaming here all night.
_Sly._ Will she? I know how to tame a Shrew. I dreamt upon it all this
night, and thou hast wak'd me out of the best dream that ever I had. But
I'll to my wife, and tame her too, if she anger me.'
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
DRAMATIS PERSONÆ[5].
KING OF FRANCE.
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