_THE WORKS_ OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE [Illustration] THE WORKS OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE EDITED BY WILLIAM GEORGE CLARK, M.A. FELLOW AND TUTOR OF TRINITY COLLEGE, AND PUBLIC ORATOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE; AND WILLIAM ALDIS WRIGHT, M.A. LIBRARIAN OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE. _VOLUME VI._ Cambridge and London: MACMILLAN AND CO. 1865. CAMBRIDGE: PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. CONTENTS. PAGE THE Preface vii KING HENRY VIII 1 Notes to King Henry VIII 117 TROILUS AND CRESSIDA 123 Notes to Troilus and Cressida 263 CORIOLANUS 271 Notes to Coriolanus 423 TITUS ANDRONICUS 429 Notes to Titus Andronicus 533 PREFACE. 1. 'The Famous History of the Life of KING HENRY THE EIGHT' was printed for the first time in the Folio of 1623. 2. The earliest edition of 'TROILUS AND CRESSIDA' of which we have any knowledge was the Quarto which was printed in 1609 with the following title: The | Historie of Troylus | and Cresseida. | _As it was acted by the Kings Maiesties_ | seruants at the Globe. | _Written by_ William Shakespeare. | LONDON | Imprinted by _G. Eld_ for _R. Bonian_ and _H. Walley_, and | are to be sold at the spred Eagle in Paules | Church-yeard, ouer against the | great North doore. | 1609. | In the same year was issued another edition, printed from the same form as the preceding, but with the following title: The | Famous Historie of | Troylus _and_ Cresseid. | _Excellently expressing the beginning_ | of their loues, with the conceited wooing | of _Pandarus_ Prince of _Licia_. | _Written by_ William Shakespeare. | LONDON | Imprinted by _G. Eld_ for _R. Bonian_ and _H. Walley_, and | are to be sold at the spred Eagle in Paules | Church-yeard, ouer against the | great North doore. | 1609. |