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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]

by William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

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"The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]" by Shakespeare is a critical edition published between 1863 and 1866. This volume forms part of the landmark Cambridge Shakespeare series, edited by William George Clark, William Aldis Wright, and John Glover. Using the First Folio as their base text, the editors collated multiple early sources and modernized spelling while preserving Shakespeare's original grammar and metre. Each play includes detailed textual notes and variant readings from different early editions.

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Scene I: Verona. A public place.[6]

Enter SAMPSON and GREGORY, of the house of Capulet, with
swords and bucklers.

Sam. Gregory, on my word, we'll not carry coals.[7]

Gre. No, for then we should be colliers.

Sam. I mean, an we be in choler, we'll draw.[8][9]

Gre. Ay, while you live, draw your neck out o' the[8][10]
collar.[8] 5

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Contents

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  1. Preface
  2. Scene I: Verona. A public place.[6]
  3. Scene II: A street.[124]: Enter CAPULET, PARIS, and Servant.[125]
  4. Scene III: A room in Capulet's house.[180]: Enter LADY CAPULET and Nurse.[181]
  5. Scene IV: A street
  6. Scene V: A hall in Capulet's house.[310]: Musicians waiting. Enter Servingmen, with napkins.[311]
  7. Prologue
  8. Scene I: A lane by the wall of Capulet's orchard.[398]: Enter ROMEO, alone
  9. Scene II: Capulet's orchard.[428]: Enter ROMEO.[429]
  10. Scene III: Friar Laurence's cell.[524]: Enter FRIAR LAURENCE, with a basket.[525]
  11. Scene IV: A street.[567]: Enter Benvolio and Mercutio
  12. Scene V: Capulet's orchard.[675]: Enter JULIET
  13. Scene VI: Friar Laurence's cell.[716]: Enter Friar Laurence and Romeo.[717]
  14. Scene I: A public place.[730]: Enter MERCUTIO, BENVOLIO, Page, and Servants.[731]
  15. Scene II: Capulet's orchard.[826]: Enter JULIET.[827]
  16. Scene III: Friar Laurence's cell.[901]: Enter Friar Laurence.[902]
  17. Scene IV: A room in Capulet's house.[1001]: Enter Capulet, Lady Capulet, and Paris.[1002]
  18. Scene V: Capulet's Orchard.[1025]: Enter ROMEO and JULIET, above, at the window.[1026]
  19. Scene I: Friar Laurence's cell.[1170]: Enter Friar Laurence and Paris.[1171]
  20. Scene II: Hall in Capulet's house.[1234]: Enter CAPULET, LADY CAPULET, Nurse, and two Servingmen.[1235]
  21. Scene III: Juliet's chamber.[1260]
  22. Scene IV: Hall in Capulet's house.[1293]: Enter LADY CAPULET and Nurse.[1294]
  23. Scene V: Juliet's chamber.[1317]: Enter Nurse.[1318]
  24. Scene I: Mantua. A street.[1393]: Enter ROMEO
  25. Scene II: Friar Laurence's cell.[1426]: Enter Friar John.[1427]
  26. Scene III: A churchyard; in it a monument belonging to the: Capulets.[1437]
  27. Scene I: Athens. A hall in Timon's house.[1597]
  28. Scene II: A banqueting-room in Timon's house.[1751]
  29. Scene II: Pope: Imprison'd] F1 F2. Imprisoned F3 F4
  30. Scene VIII: Pope. Scene VII. Johnson
  31. Scene I: A Senator's house.[1933]: Enter a Senator, with papers in his hand.[1934]
  32. Scene II: A hall in Timon's house.[1950]: Enter FLAVIUS, with many bills in his hand.[1951]
  33. Scene I: A room in Lucullus's house.[2054]: FLAMINIUS waiting. Enter a Servant to him.[2055]
  34. Scene II: A public place.[2076]
  35. Scene III: A room in Sempronius' house.[2111]: Enter SEMPRONIUS, and a Servant of TIMON'S.[2112]
  36. Scene IV: A hall in Timon's house.[2143]
  37. Scene V: The Senate-house.[2214]: The Senate sitting.[2215]
  38. Scene VI: A banqueting-room in Timon's house.[2275]
  39. Scene I: Without the walls of Athens.[2324]: Enter TIMON
  40. Scene II: Athens. Timon's house.[2339]
  41. Scene III: Woods and cave, near the sea-shore.[2366]: Enter TIMON, from the cave.[2367]
  42. Scene IV: Pope
  43. Scene I: The woods. Before Timon's cave.[2644]: Enter Poet and Painter; TIMON watching them from his cave.[2645]
  44. Scene II: Before the walls of Athens.[2752]: Enter two Senators and a Messenger.[2753]
  45. Scene III: The woods. Timon's cave, and a rude tomb seen.[2764]: Enter a Soldier, seeking TIMON.[2765]
  46. Scene IV: Before the walls of Athens.[2770]: Trumpets sound. Enter ALCIBIADES with his powers.[2771]
  47. Scene I: Rome. A street.[2806]: Enter FLAVIUS, MARULLUS, and certain Commoners.[2807]
  48. Scene II: A public place.[2840]
  49. Scene III: A street.[2953]
  50. Scene I: Rome. Brutus's orchard.[3004]: Enter BRUTUS.[3005]
  51. Scene II: Cæsar's house.[3105]: Thunder and lightning. Enter CÆSAR, in his night-gown.[3106]
  52. Scene III: A street near the Capitol.[3144]: Enter ARTEMIDORUS, reading a paper.[3145]
  53. Scene IV: Another Part of the same street, before the house of: Brutus.[3154]
  54. Scene I: Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting above.[3170]
  55. Scene II: The Forum.[3276]: Enter BRUTUS and CASSIUS, and a throng of Citizens.[3277]
  56. Scene III: A street.[3354]: Enter CINNA the poet.[3355]
  57. Scene I: A house in Rome.[3368]: ANTONY, OCTAVIUS, and LEPIDUS, seated at a table.[3369]
  58. Scene II: Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus's tent.[3385]
  59. Scene III: Brutus's tent.[3408]: Enter BRUTUS and CASSIUS.[3409]
  60. Scene I: The plains of Philippi.[3521]: Enter OCTAVIUS, ANTONY, and their army
  61. Scene II: The field of battle.[3573]: Alarum. Enter BRUTUS and MESSALA.[3574]
  62. Scene III: Another Part of the field.[3578]: Alarums. Enter CASSIUS and TITINIUS.[3579]
  63. Scene IV: Another Part of the field.[3621]
  64. Scene V: Another Part of the field.[3638]: Enter Brutus, Dardanius, Clitus, Strato, and Volumnius
  65. Scene I: A desert place.[3668]
  66. Scene II: A camp near Forres.[3680]
  67. Scene III: A heath
  68. Scene IV: Forres. The palace.[3801]
  69. Scene V: Inverness. Macbeth's castle.[3826]: Enter LADY MACBETH, reading a Letter.[3827]
  70. Scene VI: Before Macbeth's castle.[3861]
  71. Scene VII: Macbeth's castle.[3884]
  72. Scene I: Inverness. Court of Macbeth's Castle.[3924]: Enter BANQUO, and FLEANCE bearing a torch before him.[3925]
  73. Scene II: The same.[3958]: Enter Lady Macbeth
  74. Scene III: The same.[4001]: Enter a Porter. Knocking within
  75. Scene IV: Outside Macbeth's castle.[4072]
  76. Scene I: Forres. The palace.[4093]: Enter BANQUO
  77. Scene II: The palace.[4153]: Enter LADY MACBETH and a Servant.[4154]
  78. Scene III: A park near the palace.[4182]
  79. Scene IV: Hall in the palace.[4200]
  80. Scene V: A heath.[4275]: Thunder. Enter the three Witches, meeting HECATE
  81. Scene VI: Forres. The palace.[4288]: Enter LENNOX and another Lord.[4289]
  82. Scene I: A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.[4314]
  83. Scene II: Fife. Macduff's castle.[4386]: Enter LADY MACDUFF, her Son, and ROSS.[4387]
  84. Scene III: England. Before the King's palace.[4428]: Enter MALCOLM and MACDUFF
  85. Scene I: Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle
  86. Scene II: The country near Dunsinane.[4527]
  87. Scene III: Dunsinane. A room in the castle.[4542]
  88. Scene IV: Country near Birnam wood
  89. Scene V: Dunsinane. Within the castle.[4582]
  90. Scene VI: Dunsinane. Before the castle.[4613]
  91. Scene VII: Another Part of the field.[4620]: Alarums. EnterMACBETH.[4621]
  92. Scene VIII: Another Part of the field.[4635]: Enter MACBETH.[4636]

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This free edition of The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9] by William Shakespeare comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #47715, released 2014-12-20. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Plays/Films/Dramas, Classics of Literature, British Literature.

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