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Love's Labour's Lost (version 2)
Love’s Labour’s Lost, IV, 3.
Love’s Labour’s Lost, IV, 3.
Scene iii.] Scene iv. Pope. Act iv. Capell.
1: he] om. Rowe (ed. 2).
2: a pitch] pitch Hanmer.
3: set] Qq Ff. sit Hanmer.
5: and I the fool] and ay the fool Grant White, am I the fool Anon. conj.
6: I a sheep] ay a sheep Grant White.
9: love her] love Rowe (ed. 2).
12, 13: melancholy] mallichollie Qq Ff.
17: [Stands aside.] [retiring. Capell, and at line 21 [Gets up into a tree. id.
24: smote] smot Qq Ff.
25: night of dew] Qq Ff. dew of night Singer (Musgrave conj.).
34: wilt] will Q1.
36: dost thou] Qq Ff. thou dost Singer (Collier MS.).
43: perjure] perjurd F2.
49: triumviry] Rowe (ed. 2). triumphery Qq F1 F2. triumphry F3 F4. triumvirate Rowe (ed. 1).
55: slop] Theobald. shop Qq Ff. shape Egerton MS.
57: cannot] could not ‘Passionate Pilgrim.’
59: deserve] deserves Q2.
62: earthly] earthy F3 F4.
64: Vows are but breath] My vow was breath ‘Passionate Pilgrim.’
65: which on my earth dost] that on this earth doth Ib.
66: Exhalest] Exhale Ib.
67: If broken then,] Q1 Ff. If broken, then Q2 ‘Passionate Pilgrim.’
69: lose] F4. loose Qq F1 F2 F3. breake ‘Passionate Pilgrim.’
71: idolatry] ydotarie Q1.
72: God amend!] God amend us! Collier MS.
[Enter Dumaine. Qq Ff.
76: fools’] souls’ S. Walker conj.
77: [Enter Dumaine, with a paper.] Dyce.
81: wonder] woonder Q1.
in] Q1. of Ff Q2.
82: not, corporal] but corporal Theobald. most corporal Collier MS.
83: hairs] hair Capell conj.
for foul...quoted] fourfold...coated] Jackson conj.
hath] have Rowe.
quoted] coted Qq Ff.
85, 86: Stoop...child. As one line in Qq Ff. Corrected by Theobald.
89: I] Johnson. om. Qq Ff.
97: [reads] reads his sonnet Qq Ff.
98: month is ever May] Q1. month is every May Ff Q2. every month is May Anon conj.
is] was ‘England’s Helicon.’
101: velvet leaves the] velvet, leaves the Qq F1 F2 F3. velvet leaves, the F4.
102: can] ’gan Theobald, gan ‘England’s Helicon’ and ‘the Passionate Pilgrim.’
103 lover] shepheard ‘England’s Helicon.’
104: Wish] Qq F1. wish’d F2 F3 F4. ‘Passionate Pilgrim.’
105: may blow] to blow F3 F4.
106: Air.] Ah! Johnson conj.
107: alack] alas ‘Passionate Pilgrim,’ and ‘England’s Helicon.’
is] hath Ib.
108: thorn] Rowe (ed. 2) (from ‘England’s Helicon’), throne Qq Ff, ‘Passionate Pilgrim.’
111, 112: Do...thee] om. ‘Passionate Pilgrim,’ and ‘England’s Helicon.’
113: Thou] Thee Singer.
whom Jove] whom ev’n Jove Rowe (ed. 2). whose love Jove S. Walker conj. (withdrawn). whom great Jove Collier MS.
118: fasting] fest’ring Theobald conj. lasting Capell.
126: o’erheard] ore-hard Q1.
127: you blush;] do, blush; Capell conj. blush you: Collier MS. your blush: S. Walker conj.
128: chide] chid F2.
129: Maria:] Maria? Qq F1 F2. Maria, F3 F4.
137: Ay] Ah Rowe (ed. 1).
138: One, her] One her Q1. On her F1 Q2. Her F2 F3 F4. One’s S. Walker conj.
139: [To Long.] Johnson.
140: [To Dum.] Johnson.
142: Faith] Qq F1. A faith F2 F3 F4. Of faith or Faith so, or Such faith S. Walker conj. Faiths Delius conj. See note (xiii).
zeal] a zeal F2.
144: leap] geap Warburton.
145: I] eye Capell conj.
147: [Advancing.] Coming from his tree. Capell.
150: art] Qq F1. are F2 F3 F4.
151: coaches; in] Hanmer. coaches in Rowe (ed. 2). couches in Qq Ff. loaches in Grey conj.
157: mote...mote] Rowe. moth...moth Qq Ff.
162: gnat] knot Theobald. sot Johnson conj. knott Collins conj. quat Becket conj.
164: to tune] Q1. tuning Ff Q2.
166: toys] toyles Q2.
170: caudle] Q1. candle Ff Q2.
172: to me...by you] Capell. by me...to you Qq Ff. by me...by you Theobald.
176: men like you, men of inconstancy] Dyce (S. Walker conj.). men like men of inconstancy Qq F1. men, like men of strange inconstancy F2 F3 F4 (strang F2). vane-like men of strange inconstancy Hanmer (Warburton). moon-like men of strange inconstancy Steevens (Mason conj.). men, like men of such inconstancy Tieck conj. men-like women of inconstancy Collier conj. men like you, men all inconstancy Lettsom conj. men like women for inconstancy Anon. conj.
178: love] Love Q1. (Duke of Devonshire’s copy). Ione Q1. Ioane Qq F1 F2. Joan F3 F4. See note (xiv).
179–182: In pruning......limb?] Printed as prose in Qq Ff, corrected by Rowe (ed. 2).
185: present] presentment Singer. peasant Collier MS.
[Offering a paper. Capell.
188: away] om. F2 F3 F4.
190: parson] person Qq Ff.
’twas] Q1. it was Ff Q2.
191: [Giving...paper.] Capell. [He reads the letter. Qq Ff.
195: [Biron...letter.] Capell.
196: is in] Qq F1 F2. mean F3 F4.
199: [Gathering...] Capell.
201: lord] liege Capell (corrected in MS.).
204: and you, and you] and you Reed (1803).
207, 208: True...gone?] Printed as one line in Qq Ff.
209: [Exeunt...] Exit. F2. om. Q1 F1.
212: show] shew Q1. will shew Ff Q2.
214: were] Q1 F3 F4. are F1 Q2 F2.
217: quoth you] om. Capell.
220: strucken] F4. strooken Qq F1 F2 F3.
237: then] and Capell.
244: wood] Rowe (ed. 1). word Qq Ff. See note (xv).
250: Black is] Black as F3 F4.
251: school] F3 F4. schoole Qq F1. F2. scowl Theobald (Warburton). stole Hanmer (Theobald conj.). soul Thirlby conj. soil Dyce conj. shade Collier MS. scroll, shroud, or seal Halliwell conj. suit Edd. conj. See note (xvi).
252: Given to Biron by Hanmer.
crest] dress Hanmer. crete Warburton. craye Edwards conj. cresset Becket conj. best Collier MS.
254: brows] brow F4.
255: and] F4. om. Qq F1. an F2 F3.
usurping] usurped Hanmer.
258: the days] these days Collier MS.
262: black] blake Q1.
264: crack] Q2 F3 F4. crake Q1 F1 F2.
sweet] swart Anon. conj.
267: their] her Q2.
276: lies] lyes? Qq Ff.
279: Nothing] F2 F3 F4. O nothing Qq F1. See note (ix).
285: ’Tis] S. Walker conj. O Id. conj. O tis Qq Ff. See note (xvii).
286: affection’s men] affections men Qq F1 F2. affections, men F3 F4.
289: ’gainst] against Q2.
293: have] hath Rowe (ed. 2).
295: See note (xviii).
301: prisons] Theobald. poysons Qq Ff.
304: sinewy] sinnowy Qq Ff.
309: beauty] duty Warburton. learning Collier MS.
312, 313: eyes, Do] F2 F3 F4. eyes With our selves Do Qq F1.
318: numbers] notions Hanmer.
319: beauty’s] beautis Q1. beauties Ff. Q2. beauteous Hanmer.
332: head] hand Griffith conj. heed Anon. conj.
theft] thrift Theobald.
335: dainty Bacchus] F2 F3 F4. dainty, Bacchus Qq. F1.
336: valour] savour Theobald. flavour Griffith conj.
338: Sphinx] a Sphinx F3 F4.
339: This line printed twice in F2.
340: speaks,......gods] speaks (the voice of all) the gods Tyrwhitt conj.
340, 341: the voice......heaven] the voice makes all the gods Of heaven Farmer conj.
341: Make] Makes Hanmer. Mark, Theobald (Warburton). Wakes drowsy heaven Becket conj. Wakes heaven, drowsy Jackson conj. See note (xix).
the] its Steevens conj.
343: sighs] tears Griffith conj.
345: humility] humanity Griffith conj.
354: that loves all men] that moves all men Hanmer. all women love Warburton. that joyes all men Heath conj. that leads all men Mason conj.
355: men’s] man’s Anon. conj.
authors] Capell. author Qq Ff.
women] words Farmer conj.
356: Or] For Warburton conj. transposing lines 355, 356.
women’s] womans F4.
357: Let us] F2 F3 F4. Lets us Q1. Let’s F1 Q2.
357, 358: lose...lose] F4. loose...loose Qq F1 F2 F3.
363: standards] standars Q1.
365: conflict] conflish F2.
376: her] his Capell conj.
378: betime] Rowe (ed. 2) be time Qq Ff. betide Staunton conj.
379: Allons! allons] Theobald (Warburton). Alone, alone Qq Ff.
About
Temptations and infatuations abound in this sparklingly linguistic early comedy from Shakespeare, where cerebral pursuits and ascetic intentions prove no match for the nobles of Navarre’s royal court when the Princess of France and her attendants arrive on a political mission and find themselves enmeshed in a mission of far more amorous ambitions. An entertaining battle of sexes, wits and classes ensues as the great master of the English language concocts a roundelay of semantic gamesmanship, mixing high lyricism, bawdy wordplay and a fair degree of scholarly satire together with elastic dexterity to poke fun at masculine romantic ideations and female objectification, the ambiguities of communication, as well as the ignorance of the seemingly cultured societal sets. And then, in a stunning tonal turn mere moments before the play’s conclusion that manages to thwart all our expectations, the young Shakespeare grounds this heretofore exuberant work in a startlingly mature realism that is far removed from his most popular comedies, lending Love’s Labour’s Lost both a worldliness and honesty that marks it as a work of astonishing complexity.
And to perform it all? Three men (Craig Franklin, Tomas Peter, and Brad “Hamlet” Filippone) and three women (Sonia, Jenn Broda, and Kelly S. Taylor), determined to give you a performance of Shakespeare's work that you will never forget. You thought you knew your Shakespeare? Well, think again! - Summary by Tomas Peter
Cast list: Craig Franklin: Narrator; Costard; Dumain; Maria & Marcade. Brad “Hamlet” Filippone: Biron; Holofernes & French Lord. Jenn Broda: The Princess of France; Dull & Ver (the Spring). Kelly S. Taylor: Ferdinand, King of Navarre; Katharine; Jaquenetta & Forester. Sonia: Rosaline; Moth; Longaville & Hiems (the Winter). Tomas Peter: Don Adriano de Armado; Boyet & Sir Nathaniel.
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