King Lear (22 page)

3.1.1 Who’s there, besides
= F. Q = Whats here beside
12 note
= F. Q = Arte
16–23 Who … furnishings
= F.
See “Quarto passages that do not appear in the Folio,” p. 134, for alternative lines in
Q
30 that
= F. Q = your
35–6 in … this
= F. Q = Ile this way, you that

3.2.8 all
= F. Ed = an
germens
spelled
germaines
in
F
12 wise … fools
= F. Q = wise man nor foole
16 tax
= F. Q = taske
22 will … join
= F. Q = haue … ioin’d
42 are
= F. Q = sit
49 fear
= F. Q = force
55 of
= F. Q = man of
59 concealing continents
= F. Q = concealed centers
67 you
= F. Q = me
76 That’s sorry
= F. Q = That sorrowes
77 little tiny
= Ed. F = little-tyne. Q = little tine
80 Though
= F. Q = for
81 True, boy
= F. Q = True my good boy
82–98 SH FOOL This … time
. = F.
Not in Q

3.3.0 SD
Edmund
= F. Q =
the Bastard with lights
.
4 perpetual
= F. Q = their
12 footed
= F. Q = landed
15 if
= F. Q = though
17 strange things
= F. Q = some strange thing

3.4.8 contentious
= F. Q
corrected
= tempestious. Q
uncorrected
= crulentious
9 skin so:
= F
corrected
. F
uncorrected
= skin: so:
12 thy
= Q. F = they
roaring
= F. Q
uncorrected
= raging
18 home
= F. Q = sure
19–20 In … endure
= F.
Not in
Q
22 all
= F. Q = you all
29–30 In … sleep
= F.
Not in
Q
32 storm
= F. Q = night
34 lopped
= F. Q = loopt
40 SH EDGAR Fathom … Tom!
= F.
Not in
Q
48 blow the winds
= F. Q = blowes the cold wind
Hum! … bed
= F. Q = goe to thy cold bed
50 Did’st … thy
= F. Q = Hast thou giuen all to thy two
53 through fire
= Q. F = though Fire
and through flame
= F.
Not in
Q
ford
= Q. F = Sword
58 Bless
= Q. F = Blisse
58–59 O … de.=
F.
Not in
Q
59 Bless
= Q. F = blisse
63 Has
= F. Q = What. Ed = What, have
64 Wouldst
= F. Q = didst
68 light
= F. Q = fall
79 word’s justice
= F. Q = words justly
87 I dearly
= F. Q = I deeply
94 says … nonny
= F. Q = hay no on ny
95 boy, boy
= F. Q = boy, my boy,
sessa
= Ed. F =
Sesey
. Q = cease
96 a
= F. Q = thy
101–2 lendings! … here
= F. Q
corrected
= lendings, come on. Q
uncorrected
= leadings, come on bee true
106 on’s
= F. Q = in
108 foul
= F. Q = foul fiend
109 till the
= Q. F = at
110 squints
= F. Q
corrected
= squemes. Q
uncorrected
= queues
114 alight
= F. Q = O light
126 stocked, punished
= F. Q = stock-punisht
127 hath had three
= Q. F = hath three
131 Smulkin
= F. Q = snulbug
135 my … vile
= F. Q = is growne so vild my Lord
147 same
= F. Q = most
163 you
= F. Ed = your
176 tower came
= F. Q = towne come

3.5.10 were not
= F. Q = were

3.6.12–14 SH FOOL No … him
. = F.
Not in
Q
21 They
= F. Q = Theile
27 mongrel grim, 28 Hound
= Ed. F = Mongrill, Grim, / Hound. Q = mungril, grim-hound
him
= F (Hym).
Sometimes emended to
lym
29 tyke
= Q (tike). F = tight
33 Do … Sessa!
= F. Q = loudla doodla
37 these hard hearts
= F. Q = this hardnes
39 Persian
= F. Q = Persian attire
40 and rest awhile
= F. Q = awhile
42 So, so, we’ll
= F. Q = so, so, so, / Weele
i’th’morning
= F. Q = i’th’morning so, so, so
43 SH FOOL And … noon
= F.
Not in
Q
53 Take up, take up
= F. Q
corrected
= Take vp the King. Q
uncorrected
= Take vp to keepe

3.7.3 traitor
= F. Q = vilaine
8 Advise
= Q. F = Aduice
9 festinate
spelled
festiuate in F
and
festuant
in
Q
37 none
= F. Q = true
48 answered
= F. Q = answerer
60 answer
= F. Q = first answere
62 Dover?
= F. Q = Dover, sir?
65 stick
= F. Q = rash
66 as his bare
= F. Q
corrected
= on his lowd. Q
uncorrected
= of his lou’d
67 buoyed
= F. Q
corrected
= bod. Q
uncorrected
= layd
69 rain
= F. Q = rage
70 howled that stern
= F. Q = heard that dearne
95 enkindle
= F. Q = vnbridle

4.1.6–10 Welcome … comes
= F. Q = Who’s
10 poorly led
= F. Q
corrected
= parti, eyd
15 these fourscore years
= F. Q = this forescore
19 You
= F.
Q = Alack sir, you
42 kill
= F. Q = bitt
48 Get thee away
= F. Q = Then, prethee, get thee gon
49 hence
= F. Q = here
60 daub
= F. Q = dance
62 And … Bless
= F. Q = Blesse
65–6 thee … son=
F. Q = the good man
71 slaves
= F. Q = stands
73 undo
= F. Q = under
77 fearfully
= F. Q = firmely

4.2.10 most … dislike
= F. Q = hee should most desire
13 terror
= F. Q
uncorrected
= curre
16 Edmund
= F. Q =
Edgar
18 names
= F. Q = armes
28 O … man!
= F.
Not in
Q
30 My fool
= F. Q
corrected
= A Foole. Q
uncorrected
= My foote
body
= F. Q
corrected
= bed
32 whistle
= F. Q
corrected=
whistling
41 seems
= F. Q
corrected
= shewes
44 SH MESSENGER
= F. Q =
Gent
.
48 thrilled
= F. Q = thrald
50 threat-enraged
= F. Q = thereat inraged
55 justices
= F. Q
corrected
= Iustisers. Q
uncorrected
= your Iustices
65 tart
= F. Q = tooke

4.3.0 SD
Gentleman
= Ed. F =
Gentlemen
. Q =
Doctor
2 vexed
= F. Q = vent
3 fumiter
= Ed. F = Fenitar. Q = femiter
4 burdocks
= Ed. F = Hardokes. Q = hor-docks
6 sentry
spelled
Centery
in
F, centurie
in
Q
send
= F. Q = sent
10 helps
= F. Q = can help
19 distress
= Q. F = desires
28 importuned
= F. Q = important
29 incite
= F. Q = in sight

4.4.6 lord
= F. Q = lady
13 Edmund
= F. Q = and now
16 o’th’enemy
= F. Q = at’h army
17 madam … letter
= F. Q = with my letters
18 troops set
= F. Q = troope sets
24 Some things
= F. Q = Some thing
29 oeillades
spelled
Eliads
in
F, aliads
in
Q
43 meet
= F. Q = meet him
should
= F. Q = would

4.5.0 SD
Edgar
= F. Q =
Edmund
1 I
= F. Q = we
21 walk
= Q. F = walk’d
48 bless him
= F. Q = blesse
67 summit
= F. Q = summons
76 How is’t? Feel
= F. Q = how feele
84 whelked
spelled
wealk’d
in
F
enragèd
= F. Q = enridged
86 make them
= F. Q = made their
96 crying
= F. Q = coyning
102 piece of toasted
= F. Q = tosted
104 I’th’clout, i’th’clout: hewgh
= F. Q = in the ayre, hagh
108 Goneril … beard?
= F. Q =
Gonorill
, ha
Regan
,
116 ague-proof
= F. Q = argue-proofe
127 were
= Ed.
Not in
F, Q
139 consumption
= F. Q = consumation
140 civet … sweeten
= F. Q = Ciuet, good Apothocarie, to sweeten
143 Let me
= F. Q = Here
148 this
= F. Q = that
149 thy
= F. Q = the
see
= F. Q = see one
160 change places, and
= F.
Not in
Q
165 dog’s obeyed
= F. Q = dogge, so bade
171 tattered clothes great
= F. Q = tottered raggs, smal
172–77 Place … lips
= F.
Not in
Q;
Place sins
= F. Ed. = Plate sin
179 Now … now
. = F. Q = no now
186 wail
spelled
wawle
in
F, wayl
in
Q
190 shoe
= F. Q = shoot
191 felt
= F. Q = fell
I’ll … proof
= F.
Not in
Q
194 hand … Sir=
F. Q = hands upon him sirs
198 surgeons
= F. Q = a churgion
203 water-pots
= F. Q = water-pots, Ay, and laying autumn’s dust. /
Gent
. Good sir— /
Lear
.
204 smug bridegroom
= F. Q = bridegroome
206 Masters
= F. Q = my maisters
208 Come
= F. Q = nay
209 Sa … sa
. = F.
Not in
Q
211 a daughter
= F. Q = one daughter
218 sound
= F. Q = sence
221 speedy foot
= F. Q = speed fort
233 tame
to
= F. Q = lame by
238 bounty … benison
= F. Q
uncorrected
= bornet and beniz
239 To … boot
= F. Q
corrected
= to boot, to boot. Q
uncorrected
= to saue thee
242 old
= F. Q = most
256 I’se
spelled
ice
in
F
257 ballow
= F. Q
corrected
= bat. Q
uncorrected
= battero
264 English
= F. Q =
British
270 these
= F. Q = his
the
= F. Q = These
271 sorry
= F. Q = sorrow
282 affectionate servant, Goneril
= F. Q = your affectionate seruant and for your own
Venter, Gonorill
283 will
= F. Q = wit
294 severed
= F. Q = fenced

Act 4 Scene 6
= Ed. F =
Scna Septima

4.6.0 SD
Gentleman
= F. Q =
Doctor
18 jarring
= F. Q = hurrying
24 SH GENTLEMAN
= F. Q
assigns this and the next line to the Doctor, and the following two lines to a Gentleman
27 of
= F. Q = not of
temperance
. = F. Q = temperance. /
Cord
. Very well. /
Doct
. Please you draw neere, louder the musicke there,
35 opposed
= F. Q = exposd
jarring
= F. Q = warring
36 enemy’s
= F. Q = iniurious
49 do … me?
= F. Q = know me.
64 not … less
= F.
Not in
Q
85 killed
= F. Q = cured
him
. = F. Q = him and yet it is danger to make him euen ore the time hee has lost

5.1.3 alteration
= F. Q
uncorrected
= abdication
11 In
= F. Q = I,
17 not
= F. Q = me not
19 Sir … heard
= F. Q = For … heare
24 and particular broils
= F. Q = dore particulars
27 proceeding
. = F. Q = proceeding. /
Bast
. I shall attend you presently at your tent.
41 And machination ceases
= F.
Not in
Q
loves
= F. Q = loue
48 Here
= F. Q = Hard
guess
= F. Q = quesse
true
= F. Q = great