King Lear (21 page)

EDMUND
sometimes spelled
Edmond,
often referred to in directions and speech headings as
Bastard

1.1.30 SD
one … then
= Q.
Not in
F
33 lord
= F. Q = Liege
36 fast
= F. Q = first
37 age
= F. Q = state
38 Conferring
= F. Q = Confirming
strengths
= F. Q = yeares
38–43 while … now
= F.
Not in
Q
47–48 Since … state
= F.
Not in
Q
57 found
= F. Q = friend
62–63 and … rivers
= F.
Not in
Q
66 of Cornwall
= F. Q = to
Cornwell
, speake
77 ponderous
= F. Q = richer
81 conferred
= F. Q = confirm’d
82 our … love
= F. Q = the last, not least in our deere loue
84 interessed
= Ed. F = interest
draw
= F. Q = win
87 SH LEAR Nothing? … Nothing
. = F.
Not in
Q
103 sisters
= F. Q = sisters, to loue my father all.
110 mysteries
= F2. F = miseries. Q = mistresse
night
= F. Q = might
118 shall … bosom
= F. Q = Shall
136 shall
= F. Q = still
151 falls
= F. Q = stoops
Reserve thy state
= F. Q = Reuerse thy doome
158 pawn
= F. Q = a pawne
159 ne’er
= F. Q = nor
164 SH LEAR
= Q. F =
Kear
.
165 SH KENT
= Q. F =
Lent
.
167 Miscreant
= F. Q = recreant
168 SH ALBANY … forbear
. = F.
Not in
Q
SH CORDELIA
some editors expand
F’s
Cor. to Cornwall
170 gift
= F. Q = doome
175 strained
= F. Q = straied
176 sentences
= F
corrected
. F
uncorrected
, Q = sentence
179 Five
= F. Q = Foure
180 disasters
= F. Q = diseases
181 sixth
= F. Q = fift
182 next
= Ed. F, Q = tenth
187 Freedom
= F. Q = Friendship
194 SH CORDELIA
= F
(corrected). Some editors expand to Cornwall
. Q =
Glost
.
213 Dowered
= F. Q = Couered
225 object
= F. Q = best obiect
234 Should
= F. Q = Could
237 will
= F. Q = well
238 make known
= F. Q = may know
248 but
= F. Q = no more but
252 regards
= F. Q = respects
255 king
= F. Q =
Leir
263 respect and fortunes
= F. Q = respects / Of fourtune
270 my
= F. Q = thy
286 Love
= F. Q = vse
291 SH REGAN
= F
(Regn)
. Q =
Gonorill
292 SH GONERIL
= F. Q =
Regan
295 want
= F. Q = worth
296 plighted
= F. Q = pleated
297 with shame derides
= F. Q = shame them derides
306 not been
= Q. F = beene
319 sit
= F. Q = hit

1.2.1 SH EDMUND
= Ed. F, Q =
Bast. (throughout)
13 tirèd
= F. Q = lyed
18 fine word, ‘legitimate’
= F.
Not in Q 21 to
th’legitimate
= F.
Sometimes emended to
top the legitimate
24 Prescribed
= F. Q = subscribd
38 o’erlooking
= F. Q = liking
53 wake
= F. Q = wakt
55 you to this
= F. Q = this to you
67 declined
= F. Q = declining
80 that … writ
= F. Q = he hath wrote
81 other
= F. Q = further
99–104 This … graves
= F.
Not in
Q
106–7 honesty! ’Tis strange
= F. Q = honest, strange strange
111 stars
= F. Q = the starres
113 spherical
= F. Q = spirituall
117 a star
= F. Q = Starres
119 I should
= F. Q = Fut, I should.
120 maidenliest
spelled
maidenlest
in
F
and
Q
121 bastardizing
= F. Q = bastardy
122 Pat
= F. Q =
Edgar;
and out
123 sigh … o’Bedlam
= F. Q = sith like them of Bedlam
124 Fa … mi
. = F.
Not in
Q
130 writes
= F. Q = writ
146–49 I … brother?
= F.
Not in
Q
150 I am
= F. Q = go arm’d, I am

1.3.0 SD
Steward
= F. Q =
Gentleman
3 SH OSWALD
= Ed. F = Ste. Q =
Gent. (throughout)
14 I’d
= F.
Sometimes emended to
I’ll
15 distaste
= F. Q = dislike
17 have said
= F. Q = tell you
20 so
. = F. Q = so. I would breed from hence occasions, and I shall, That I may speak:
21 course. Prepare
= F. Q = very course, goe prepare

1.4.1 will
= F. Q = well
6 So … thy
= F. Q = thy
7 SD
Horns … Attendants
= F. Q =
Enter Lear
43 SD
Enter Steward appears one line later in
F
49 SH KNIGHT
= F
(spelled
Knigh
here and on two other occasions in Act 1 scene 4)
. Q =
Kent
daughter
= Q. F = Daughters
51 SH KNIGHT
= F. Q =
seruant (throughout)
57 of kindness appears
= F. Q = apeer’s
66 purpose
= F. Q = purport
73 SD
Enter Steward placed one line later in
F
78 these
= F. Q = this
your pardon
= F. Q = you pardon me
80 strucken
= F. Q = struck
86 Have … So
= F. Q = you haue wisedome
93 SH LEAR Why, my boy?
= F. Q =
Kent
. Why Fool?
102 all my
= F. Q = any
106 the Lady Brach
= F. Q = Ladie oth’e brach
107 gall
= F. Q = gull
110 nuncle
= F. Q = vncle
121 SH KENT
= F. Q =
Lear
130 one
= F. Q = foole
141 grace
= F. Q = wit
143 And
= F. Q = They
to
= F. Q = doe
152 fool
= F. Q = fooles
164 You
= F. Q = Methinks you
166 frowning
= F. Q = frowne
171 nor crust
= F. Q = neither crust
nor crumb
= Q. F = not crum
173 shelled
spelled sheal’d in F, sheald in
Q
188 know
= F. Q = trow
193 I
= F. Q = Come sir, I
your
= F. Q = that
195 transport
= F. Q = transforme
199 This
= F. Q = why this
201 weakens, his
= F. Q = weaknes, or his
202 Ha! Waking?
= F. Q = sleeping or wakeing; ha! sure
204 SH FOOL Lear’s shadow
. = F.
Assigned to Lear in
Q
206 This admiration, sir
= F. Q = Come sir, this admiration
215 graced
= F. Q = great
227 SD
Albany
= F. Q =
Duke (throughout)
228 Woe
= F. Q = We
229 Speak … my
= F. Q = that wee prepare any
233 SH ALBANY Pray … patient
. = F.
Not in
Q
234 liest
= F. Q = list
235 My
= F. Q = list my
are
= F. Q = and
246 Of … you
. = F.
Not in
Q
258 cadent
= F. Q = accent
262 Away, away!
= F. Q = goe, goe, my people?
264 more of it
= F. Q = the cause
273 thee worth them
= F.
Q = the worst
274 Th’untented
= F. Q
uncorrected
= the vntender
275 Pierce
= F. Q
uncorrected
= peruse
thee! Old
= F. Q = the old
277 loose
= F. Q = make
278–79 Ha? … daughter
= F. Q = yea, i’st come to this? yet haue I left a daughter
282 flay
spelled
flea
in
F
and
Q
285 that
= F. Q = that my Lord
288–89 Pray … sir
= F. Q = Come sir no more, you
297–309 SH GONERIL This … SD
Enter Steward
= F. Q =
Gon
. What
Oswald
, ho.
309 How now, Oswald?
= F. Q =
Oswald
. Here Madam.
310 What
= F. Q =
Gon
. What
318 condemn
= F. Q = dislike
319 at task
= F. Q
uncorrected
= alapt. Q
corrected
= attaskt
322 better, oft
= F. Q = better ought

1.5.0 SD
Enter … Fool
= F. Q =
Enter Lear
.
18 tell
= F. Q = not tell
42–43 Keep … now
, = F. Q = I would not be mad, keepe me in temper, I would not be mad,
44 SH GENTLEMAN
= F. Q =
Seruant
.

2.1.2 you
= Q. F = your
8–9 ear-kissing
= F. Q = eare-bussing
18 act … work
= F. Q = aske breefnes … helpe
29–30 pardon … I=
F. Q = pardon me in crauing, I
37 SD
Enter … torches
= F. Q =
Enter Glost
.
40 Mumbling
= F. Q = warbling
41 stand
= F. Q = stand’s
49 revenging
= F. Q = reuengiue
50 the thunder
= F. Q = their thunders
56 latched
= F. Q = lancht
57 And
= F. Q = but
60 Full
= F. Q = but
67 coward
= F. Q = caytife
73 would the reposal
= F. Q = could the reposure
75 should I
= F. Q = I should
78 practice
= F. Q = pretence
81 spirits
= F. Q = spurres
83 O, strange
= F. Q = Strong
84 said he?
= F. Q = I neuer got him,
85 where
= F. Q = why
91 SD
Enter … Attendants
= F. Q =
Enter the Duke of Cornwall
93 strangeness
= F. Q = strange newes
101 tended
= F. Q = tends
106 th’expense … of
= F. Q
uncorrected
= these—and wast of this. Q
corrected
= the wast and spoyle of
115 bewray
= F. Q = betray
129 threading
= F. Q = threatening
130 prize
= F. Q
corrected
= poyse
133 differences
= F. Q
uncorrected
= defences
best
= F. Q
corrected
= lest
thought
= Q. F = though
134 home
= F. Q
uncorrected
= hand
137 businesses
= F. Q = busines

2.2.1 dawning
= F. Q
corrected
= euen. Q
uncorrected
= deuen
15 worsted-stocking
= Q
corrected
. F = woosted-stocking. Q
uncorrected
= wosted stocken
16 whoreson
= F. Q = knaue, a whorson
super-serviceable finical
= F. Q = supersinicall
20 clamorous
spelled
clamours
in
F
25 since
= F. Q = ago since
27 you
= F. Q = draw, you
39 if
= F. Q = and
51 they
= F. Q = hee
51–52 years o’th’trade
= F. Q = houres at the trade
53 SH CORNWALL
= F. Q =
Glost
.
61 know you
= F. Q = you haue
66 the holy
= F. Q = those
67 too intrinse
= Ed. F = t’intrince
69 fire
= F. Q = stir
the
= F. Q = their
70 Revenge
= F. Ed = Reneage
71 gall
= F. Q = gale
72 dogs
= F. Q = dayes
74 Smile
spelled
Smoile
in F, smoyle in
Q
77 What
= F. Ed = Why
81 fault
= F. Q = offence
92 An … plain
= F. Q = he must be plaine
98 faith, in
= F. Q = sooth, or in
101 flickering
= Q (flitkering). F = flicking
111 compact
= F. Q = coniunct
116 fleshment
= F. Q = flechuent
dread
= Q. F = dead
121 ancient
= F. Q
corrected
= miscreant.
Q
uncorrected
= ausrent
129 Stocking
= F. Q
corrected
= stopping. Q
uncorrected=
stobing.
139 he
= F. Q = hee’s
145 duke’s
= Q. F = Duke
148 travelled
spelled
trauail’d
in
F
and
Q
153 saw
= F. Q
uncorrected
= say
158 miracles
= F. Q
corrected
= my wracke. Q
uncorrected
= my rackles
160 most
= F. Q
uncorrected
= not
164 Take
= F. Q
uncorrected
= Late
heavy
spelled
heanie
in
F
170 unusual
spelled
vnusall
in
F
176 hairs
= F. Q = haire
181 arms
= F. Q = bare arms
180 Pins
= F. Q
uncorrected
= Pies
183 farms
= F. Q = seruice
185 Sometimes
= F. Q = Sometime
187 SD
Enter … Gentleman
= F. Q =
Enter King
190 SH GENTLEMAN
= F. Q =
Knight (throughout)
192 this
= F. Q = his
194 thy
= Q. F = ahy
197 heads
= F. Q = heeles
198 man’s
= Q. F = man
208–9 By … ay
= F. Q = No no, they would not./
Kent
. Yes they haue
214 impose
= F. Q = purpose
220 panting
= Q. F = painting
223 those
= F. Q = whose
224 meiny
= F. Q = men
235–43 SH FOOL Winter’s … a year
. = F.
Not in
Q
245
Hysterica spelled Historica in
F
and
Q
250 the
= Q. F = the the
251 number
= F. Q = traine
258 twenty
= F. Q = a 100
260 upward
= F. Q = vp the hill
262 have
= Q. F = hause
264 serves and seeks
= F. Q = serues
275 have … the
= F. Q = traueled hard to;
travelled
spelled
travail’d
in
F
fetches
= F. Q = Iustice
285–86 SH GLOUCESTER Well … man?
= F.
Not in
Q
288 father
= F. Q
uncorrected
= fate
289 commands, tends
, = F. Q
corrected
= commands her. Q
uncorrected
= come and tends
290–91 Are … Fiery?
= F.
Not in
Q
310 knapped
= F. Q = rapt
316 you
= Q. F = your
318 mother’s tomb
= Q
corrected
. F = Mother Tombe. Q
uncorrected
= mothers fruit
328–33 SH LEAR Say? … blame
. = F.
Not in
Q
337 her
= Q. F = his
360 blister
= F. Q = blast her pride
384 SH LEAR
= F. Q =
Gon
.
stocked
= F. Q = struck
410 hot-blooded
= F
uncorrected
. F
corrected
= hot-bloodied. Q = hot bloud in
422 boil
spelled
Byle
in
F
468 need
= F. Q = deed
471 is
= F. Q = as.
Sometimes emended to
is as
480 tamely
= F. Q = lamely
488 flaws
= F. Q = flowes
497 SH GONERIL
= F. Q =
Duke
499 SH CORNWALL
= F. Q =
Reg
.
501–2 SH CORNWALL Whither … horse
= F.
Not in
Q
503 SH CORNWALL
= F. Q =
Re
.
505 high
= F. Q = bleak