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 prefix; 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
38. touched] tonch’d F
81. SD He exits.] 1 line earlier in F
1.2
12. Why,] ~? F
15. relish] rallish F
21. meter] meeter F
49. dolors] Dollours F
78. SD Exit F
81 and hereafter. SD Pompey] Ed.; Clowne F, 1 line later in F
83 and hereafter. SP POMPEY] Ed.; Clo. F
107. SD 4 lines later in F (Enter Prouost, Claudio, Iuliet, Officers, Lucio, & 2. Gent.)
111. F adds “Scena Tertia.”
119. SD Entrance at
line 111 in F
122. liberty.] ~^ F
160. straight] F (strait)
182. Besides] F (beside)
1.3 Ed.; Scena Quarta F
3. Why ^] ~, F
7 and hereafter in this scene. SP FRIAR THOMAS] Ed.; Fri. F
15. traveled] F (trauaild)
58. SD Exit. F
1.4 Ed.; Scena Quinta F
5. sisterhood] sisterstood F
6. SP LUCIO, within] Ed.; Lucio within | Luc. F
18. stead] F (steed)
26. you,] ~; F
35. heart,] ~: F
37. renouncement ^] ~, F
45. teeming] teemlug F
58. givings-out] Ed.; giuing-out F
65. fast.] ~^ F
2.1
0. SD Enter Angelo, Escalus, and seruants, Iustice. F
8. father.] ~, F
13. your] Ed.; our F
44. SD F (Enter Elbow, Froth, Clowne, Officers.)
145. SD 1 line earlier in F
168. right, constable.] ~^ (~) ^F
220,
221. Master] F (Mr.)
276. Faith] F (’Faith)
284. o’] a F
2.2
3. Pray] F (’Pray)
35. Save] F (’Saue)
39. Please] F (’Please)
78. back] F2; omit F
78. Well ^ . . . this:] ~, . . . ~^ F
117. slept.] ~^ F
124. hatched] hatc’hd F
126. ere] Ed.; here F
181. sicles] F (Sickles)
186. dedicate] dediaate F
197. Save] F (’Saue)
2.3
22. conscience] F (consciẽce)
28. offenseful] F (offence full)
2.4
4. God] Ed.; heauen F
9. sere] Ed.; feard F
31. SD 1/2 line later in F
47. God’s] Ed.; heauens F
50. metal] F (mettle)
55. or] Ed.; and F
82. so,] ~^ F
83. me] F2; omit F
95–97. life— | As . . . other— | But, . . . question,] ~^ | (~ . . . ~, | ~^ . . . ~) F
101. binding] Ed.; building F
172. report] reporr F
184. can,] ~; F
191. brother.] ~, F
3.1
10. doth] Ed.; dost F
30. thee sire,] F4; thee, fire^ F
50. SD 4 lines earlier in F
56. me . . . them] Ed.; them . . . me F
76. Though] Ed.; Through F
101. enew] Ed.; emmew F
107. damned’st] F2; damnest F
145. penury] F2; periury F
221–22. advisings. To . . . good,] ~, ~ . . . ~; F
277. stead] F (steed)
289. Angelo.] ~, F
291. Saint] F (S.)
3.2
0. SD Enter Elbow, Clowne, Officers. F
8. law^] ~; F
12. Bless] F (’blesse)
26. eat, array] Ed.; eate away F
41. SD 1 line earlier in F
48. it] Ed.; omit F
74–75. bondage.] ~^ F
75. patiently,] ~: F
153. dearer] Ed.; deare F
220. See] F (Sea)
225. and it] F3; and as it F
237. merry] merrrie F
4.1
51. SD 1 line earlier in F
60. haste.] ~^ F
62. Will ’t] F (Wilt)
62. SD Isabella . . . exit.] Ed.; Exit. F
68. SD 1/2 line later in F
4.2
0. SD Enter Prouost and Clowne. F
4. wife’s] F (wiues)
43. If] Ed.; Clo. If F
58. yare] Ed.; y’are F
59. SD Exit. F
75. SD 1/2 line later in F
112. This] Ed.; Duke. This F
112. Lordship’s] Ed.; Lords F
113. SP DUKE] Ed.; Pro. F
132. SD F (The Letter.)
191. bared] F (bar’de)
227. SD Exit F
4.3
4,
9,
13 (2),
14,
16,
17,
22,
23. Master] F (Mr)
7. Marry, then^] ~^ ~, F
25. SP Centered as SD in F
25. A pox] Ed.; Bar. A pox F
40. SD 2 lines earlier in F
69. SD Enter Provost] 2 lines earlier in F
94. Claudio.] ~, F
96. yonder] Ed.; yond F
99. Angelo.] ~^ F
99. SD 1 line earlier in F
107. well-balanced] F (weale-ballanc’d); form,] ~. F
114. SP ISABELLA within] Ed.; Isabell within. | Isa. F
139. convent] F (Couent)
143. can,] ~^ F
169. brother.] ~, F
193. we’ll] we’el F
4.4
3. manner.] ~, F
6. deliver] F2; reliuer F
16. proclaimed.] ~^ F
21. SD 1 line earlier in F
4.5
2. plot.] ~, F
6. Flavius’] Ed.; Flauia’s F
11 and hereafter. SP FRIAR PETER] Ed.; Peter F
4.6
10. SD 1 line earlier in F
5.1
4. your] yonr F
15. me] F3; we F
42. speak.] ~, F
62. absolute^] ~: F
83. Angelo.] ~, F
95. then.] ~, F
149. belike.] ~: F
192. SD 1/2 line later in F
194. her] F2; your F
243. Enough] Enoug F
248. promisèd] promis’d F
297. SD 1 line earlier in F
317. SD 2 lines earlier in F
349–50. touse him] Ed.; towze you F
370. voice.] ~, F
429. SD Exit. F
454. SD 1 line earlier in F (Enter Angelo, Maria, Peter, Prouost.)
464. tongue,] ~. F
477. husband.] ~, F
483. confiscation] F2; confutation F
496. her.] ~, F
570. yours.] ~ ^ F
613. that’s] F2; that F
613. The Scene Vienna. | The names of all the Actors. (See picture. )
