Taming of the Shrew (1921) Yale/Appendix C

by William Shakespeare

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APPENDIX C

The Text of the Present Edition

The text of the present volume is, by permission of the Oxford University Press, that of the Oxford Shakespeare, edited by the late W. J. Craig, except for the following deviations:

1. The stage directions of the Folio have been restored as far as possible, with necessary modern additions enclosed in square brackets.

2. A few changes in spelling have been made, as: antic for antick, buzz for buz, bass for base (string), and villainy for villany.

3. Certain alterations of punctuation have been introduced, and the following readings have been changed, chiefly to follow the Folio more closely. The changes adopted in the present text precede the colon; Craig's readings follow it, the Folio authority being given wherever involved:

Dramatis Personæ and throughout.	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	Katherina F: Katharina
Ind. i. 17		cur, is: cur is
Ind. i. 64		And when F: And, when is, say F: is—say
Ind. ii. 75		Christopher F: Christophero
Ind. ii. 129		despite (despight F): spite
Ind. ii. 139		I will let F: I will; let play. It is F: play it. Is
Ind. ii. 140		comonty, (Comontie, F): commonty gambold, F: gambold
I. i. 25		Me Pardonato F : Mi perdonate mine: F: mine,
I. i. 48	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	farther F: further
I. ii. 51
IV. ii. 75
I. ii. 28		leges F: 'leges
I. ii. 145		it is F: 'tis
I. ii. 154		paper F: papers
I. ii. 210		larums F: 'larums
II. i. 25		venuto,: venuto;
II. i. 160		had she F: she had
II. i. 190		Kates F: cates
II. i. 202		as you F: as bear you
II. i. 207		should—buzz! (should: buzze. F): should buzz
II. i. 324		seek, is F: seek is,
III. i. 19	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	pointed F: 'pointed
III. ii. 1
III. i. 28, 31, 43		Hic F: Hac
III. i. 28, 33, 43		Sigeria F: Sigeia
III. i. 45		not, F: not;
III. ii. 15		point F: 'point
III. ii. 16		Make friends, invite F: Make friends invite
III. ii. 170		why, he F: why he
III. ii. 239		we are F: we're
IV. i. 51		jacks: Jacks (Iackes F)
IV. i. 52		jills: Jills (Gils F)
		the carpets F: and carpets
IV. i. 93		slickly F: sleekly
IV. ii. 35		world F: world,
IV. ii. 45	$\scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}$	longeth F: 'longeth
IV. iv. 7
IV. ii. 73, 74		farthest F: furthest.
IV. iii. 2		wrong, F: wrong
IV. iii. 58		beads, F: beads
IV. iii. 134		Imprimis, a F: Imprimis. A
IV. iii. 150		where, thou: where thou F
IV. iii. 177		What, is: What is F
IV. iv. 91		except: expect F
V. i. 5		a' (a F): o'
V. i. 6		master's: master (mistris F)
V. i. 76		cerns (cernes F): 'cerns.
V. i. 105		say that F: say, that
V. i. 115		sweet F: sweetest
V. i. 118		Vincentio, F: Vincentio;
V. i. 146		all but: all, but F
V. ii. 3		scapes F: 'scapes.
V. ii. 78		I'll (Ile F): I will
V. ii. 114		crowns, F: crowns;