The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]Shakespeare, William
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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 8 of 9]
Shakespeare, William
English drama
[1955] _indued_] F₁ Q₆. _indewed_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. _deduced_ F₂ F₃ F₄.
_inured_ Mason conj. _reduced_ Collier MS.
[1956] _their_] _her_ F₁.
[1957] _poor wretch_] _poore wench_ Q₄ Q₅ Q₆. _gentle maid_ Q (1676).
_lay_] Qq. _buy,_ F₁. _by,_ F₂ F₃. _by_ F₄.
[1958] _she is drown'd!_] Pope, _she is drownd._ Q₂ Q₃. _is she
drownd._ Q₄. _is she drown'd._ Q₅. _is she drown'd?_ Ff Q₆.
[1959] _of fire_] Ff. _a fire_ Q₂ Q₃ Q₄ Q₅. _afire_ Q₆.
[1960] _douts_] Knight. _doubts_ F₁. _drownes_ Qq F₂. _drowns_ F₃ F₄.
_Let's_] om. Pope.
[1961] _I had_] _had I_ Pope (ed. 2).
ACT V.
SCENE I. _A churchyard._
_Enter two_ Clowns, _with spades, &c._[1962]
_First Clo._ Is she to be buried in Christian burial that[1963][1964]
wilfully seeks her own salvation?
_Sec. Clo._ I tell thee she is; and therefore make her[1965][1966]
grave straight: the crowner hath sat on her, and finds it
Christian burial. 5
_First Clo._ How can that be, unless she drowned herself[1963][1967]
in her own defence?
_Sec. Clo._ Why, 'tis found so.[1965]
_First Clo._ It must be 'se offendendo;' it cannot be else.[1968]
For here lies the point: if I drown myself wittingly, it argues 10
an act: and an act hath three branches; it is, to act, to[1969]
do, and to perform: argal, she drowned herself wittingly.[1970]
_Sec. Clo._ Nay, but hear you, goodman delver.[1971]
_First Clo._ Give me leave. Here lies the water; good:[1972]
here stands the man; good: if the man go to this water and[1973] 15
drown himself, it is, will he, nill he, he goes; mark you[1974]
that; but if the water come to him and drown him, he[1975]
drowns not himself: argal, he that is not guilty of his own
death shortens not his own life.
_Sec. Clo._ But is this law? 20
_First Clo._ Ay, marry, is't; crowner's quest law.
_Sec. Clo._ Will you ha' the truth on't? If this had not[1976]
been a gentlewoman, she should have been buried out o'[1977]
Christian burial.
_First Clo._ Why, there thou say'st: and the more pity that[1978] 25
great folk should have countenance in this world to drown
or hang themselves, more than their even Christian. Come,[1979]
my spade. There is no ancient gentlemen but gardeners,[1980]
ditchers and grave-makers: they hold up Adam's profession.
_Sec. Clo._ Was he a gentleman? 30
_First Clo._ A' was the first that ever bore arms.[1981]
_Sec. Clo._ Why, he had none.[1982]
_First Clo._ What, art a heathen? How dost thou understand[1982][1983]
the Scripture? The Scripture says Adam digged:[1982]
could he dig without arms? I'll put another question[1982] 35
to thee: if thou answerest me not to the purpose, confess[1984]
thyself--[1985]
_Sec. Clo._ Go to.
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