The reading of the present text appears to the left of the square bracket. Unless otherwise noted, the reading to the left of the bracket is from F, the First Folio text (upon which this edition is based). The earliest sources of readings not in F are indicated as follows: F2 is the Second Folio of 1632; F3 is the Third Folio of 1663–64; F4 is the Fourth Folio of 1685; Ed. is an earlier editor of Shakespeare, beginning with Rowe in 1709. No sources are given for emendations of punctuation or for corrections of obvious typographical errors, like turned letters that produce no known word. SD means stage direction; SP means speech heading; uncorr. means the first or uncorrected state of the First Folio; corr. means the second or corrected state of the First Folio; ~ stands in place of a word already quoted before the square bracket; ^ indicates the omission of a punctuation mark.
1.1
0. SD Enter] Eneer F
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; Mother F
3 and hereafter in this scene. SP BERTRAM] Ed.; Ros. F
41. promises. Her] ~^ ~ F
92. me.] ~^ F
134. got] F2; goe F
164. wear] F (were)
178. jarring^ . . . discord^] ~, . . . ~, F
1.2
4,
11,
23. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; I. Lo. G. F
19. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; 2.Lo.E. F
21. SD 1 line later in F
23. Rossillion] F (Rosignoll)
47. obeyed] obey d F
49. And] Aud F
59. him!] ~^ F
75. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; L. 2.E. F
86. SD They exit. Flourish] Exit | Flourish. F
1.3
0. SD and hereafter. Fool.] This ed.; Clowne F
14 and hereafter. SP FOOL] This ed.; Clo. F
20. I] w F
26,
40. o’] F (a)
30. on by] onby F
41. wife’s] F (wiues)
46. in] F (Inne)
56. jowl] F (ioule)
75–76. With . . . stood, | With . . . stood,] F (With . . . stood, bis)
84. o’ th’] F (ath’)
88. or] Ed.; ore F
115. Dian no] Ed.; omit F
130. Even] Ed.; Ol. Cou. Euen F
132. rightly] righlie F
132. belong.] ~^ F
140. and hereafter in this scene to line 173. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; Old Cou. F
154. wet,] ~? F
171. Can ’t] F (cant)
177. mystery] F (mistrie)
177. loneliness] Ed.; louelinesse F
183. th’ one to th’] F2; ’ton tooth to th’ F
212. intenible] intemible F
212. sieve^] ~. F
248. Haply] F (Happily)
2.1
0. SD Flourish cornets. Enter . . . Count Rossillion, and Parolles.] Ed.; Enter . . . Count, Rosse, and Parrolles. Florish Cornets. F
4. gain^ all,] gaine, all^ F
7,
20,
27,
39,
44,
53. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; Lord.G. or I. Lo. G. F
25. SP LORDS] F (Bo.)
27. that] F (yt)
29,
41,
45. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; 2. Lo. E. F
31 and hereafter in this scene. SP BERTRAM] Ed.; Rossill. F
44. Farewell] Farewll F
49. with his cicatrice] Ed.; his sicatrice, with F
69,
71. SP LAFEW] Ed.; L. Laf. F
70. fee] Ed.; see F
107. SD 1 line later in F
126. two, more dear.] ~: ~ ~^ F
173. impostor] Impostrue F
191. shame;] ~^ F
192. ballads,] ~: F
193. nay] F (ne)
213. heaven] Ed.; helpe F
231. SD They . . . assisted.] Exit. F
2.2
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; Lady., La. F
40. I] F3; La. I F
60. An . . . sir.] And . . . sir^ F
66. legs] legegs F
2.3
1 and hereafter to line 101. SP LAFEW] Ed.; Ol.Laf. F
9. SP BERTRAM] Ed.; Ros. F
29–30. facinorous] F (facinerious)
35. minister.] ~^ F
35–36. great transcendence] grear trancendence F
42. Lustig] F (Lustique)
58. mistress^] ~; F
72–73choose; . . . refused,] ~, . . . ~; F
80. SD printed in F at line 64
102. her] F2; heere F
104. SP HELEN] F3; La. F
107. SP LAFEW] Ed.; Ol.Lord F
141. it] is F
151. tomb^] ~. F
180. eyes.] ~, F
205. succeeding.] ~^ F
222. thou ’rt] th’ourt F
238. o’] F (a)
239. shalt] Ed.; shall F
264. o’] F (a)
281. SD 2 lines earlier in F
282 and hereafter to end of scene. SP BERTRAM] Ed.; Ros. F
308. detested] Ed.: detected F
316. SD They exit] Exit. F
2.4
15. fortunes] Ed.; fortune F
34 + 1.PAROLLES . . . ] not in F
49. o’] F (a)
57. SD Parolles exits.] F (Exit Par.)
58. SD They exit.] Exit. F
2.5
18. sir, ’s] F (sirs)
27. End] Ed.; And F
29. one] F (on)
38. all, . . . custard;] ~: . . . ~, F
52. not] Ed.; omit F
55. SD 1/2 line later in F
3.1
0. SD French Lords] Ed.; Frenchmen F
11. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; French E. F
20. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; Fren.G. F
20. nation] Ed.; nature F
27. to th’] F2; to ’th the F
3.2
9. sold] F3; hold F
10,
17. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; Lad. F
13,
14. o’] F (a’)
18. E’en] F (In)
19. SP COUNTESS reads] A letter F
35 and hereafter in this scene (except line 67). SP COUNTESS] Ed.; La. F
45 and hereafter in this scene. SP FIRST GENTLEMAN] Ed; French E. F
48,
53,
72,
74,
106. SP SECOND GENTLEMAN] Ed.; French G. F
49. you.] ~^ F
65. SP SECOND GENTLEMAN] Ed.; 1.G. F
67. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; Old La. F
68. engrossest^] ~, F
91. Which] whlch F
121. still-’pearing] F (still-peering)
137. angels] F (Angles)
3.4
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; La. F
4. Saint] F (S.)
10. peace,] ~. F
33. worth] worrh F
3.5
0. SD daughter Diana] Ed.; daughter, Violenta F
31. SD 1 line earlier in F
36,
38,
112. Saint] F (S.)
75. warrant] Ed.; write F
87. SD 1 line earlier in F
102. jackanapes] Iacke an-apes F
109. SD Bertram . . . exit.] Exit. F
3.6
0. SD French Lords] Ed.; Frenchmen F
1 and hereafter in this scene to line 109. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; Cap. E. F
3 and hereafter in this scene to line 104. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; Cap. G. F
36. his] Ed.; this F
37. metal] F (mettle)
37. ore] Ed.; ours F
67. magnanimous] magnanimious F
83. thou ’rt] F (th’art)
112. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; Cap. G. F
115,
122. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; Cap. E. F
3.7
23. Resolved] Ed.; Resolue F
4.1
0. SD French Lords] Ed.; Frenchmen F
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP LORD] Ed.; I. Lord E. (Lor. E) F
7. captain] Captaiue F
15. adversary’s] F (aduersaries)
25. o’clock] F (a clocke)
63,
66. enemy’s] F (enemies)
71 and hereafter. SP FIRST SOLDIER] Ed.; Inter. F
105. SD They exit] F (Exit)
4.2
7. monument.] ~^ F
17. o’] F (a’)
46. may . . . snare] Ed.; make . . . scarre F
4.3
0. SD Lords] Ed.; Captaines F
1 and hereafter in this scene. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; Cap. G. F
3 and hereafter in this scene. SP SECOND LORD] Ed.; Cap. E. F
34. measure] measurc F
77. SD Servant] Ed.; Messenger F
85. They] F3 (Cap. G.); Ber. They F
85. SD 1 line earlier in F
86. Is ’t] i’st F
102. has] ha s F
113. from] F (frõ)
124. SP FIRST LORD Hush, hush. Hoodman] Ed.; hush, hush. Cap. G. Hoodman F
132. SP FIRST LORD] Ed.; Cap. F
147. SP BERTRAM, ⌜aside⌝ All’s one to him. What] Ed.; all’s one to him. Ber. What F
169. o’] F (a)
171. but] Ed.; omit F
208. Lordship] Ed.; Lord F
212. o’] F (a’)
237. reads] Let. F
255. our] Ed.; your F
281. him!] ~^ F
297. cardecu] Cardceue F
305. o’] F (a’)
335. SP BERTRAM] Ed.; Count. F
4.4
3. ’fore] F (for)
9. Marseilles] F (Marcellæ)
18. you] F4; your F
4.5
0. SD Fool, Countess] This ed.; Clowne, old Lady F
6. advanced] aduanc d F
8 and hereafter in this scene. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; La. F
22. grass] Ed.; grace F
40. name] Ed.; maine F
47. of] F (off)
82. Marseilles] F (Marcellus)
86. It] Ir F
5.1
2. low.] ~, F
6. SD 1/2 line later in F
5.2
1. Monsieur] F (Mr)
18. SD 1/2 line later in F
19. Here] Ed.; Clo. Heere F
33. her] F2; omit F
41. a] Ed.; omit F
41. Cock’s] F (Cox)
50. office] offiee F
54. night.] ~, F
5.3
0. SD Countess] Ed.; old Lady F
5,
104,
175. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; Old. La. F
74. done] don,e F
80. SP COUNTESS] Ed.; omit F
106. life’s] F (liues)
112. ungaged] Ed.; ingag’d F
118. Plutus] Platus F
131. falsely,] ~: F
132. conjectural] connecturall F
133. out.] ~, F
134. thou] rhou F
134. inhuman] F (inhumane)
140. tax] taze F
147. wrapped] wrap d F
147. SD 1 line earlier in F
159. SP KING reads] Ed.; A Letter F
175. SD 3 lines earlier in F
176. since^] Ed.; sir, F
178. SD Enter . . . Diana] Ed.; Enter Widdow, Diana, and Parrolles F, 1/2 line later
207. them. Fairer^] ~^ ~: F
220,
235. o’] F (a’)
233 and hereafter. SP BERTRAM] Ed.; Ros. F
236. sickens^] ~: F
246. infinite cunning] Ed.; insuite comming F
279. gentleman] F (Gent.)
358. are] Ed.; is F
377. Resolvedly] Resolduedly F