Textual Notes

The reading of the present text appears to the left of the square bracket. Unless otherwise noted, the reading to the left of the bracket is from F, the First Folio text (upon which this edition is based). The earliest sources of readings not in F are indicated as follows: F2 is the Second Folio of 1632; F3 is the Third Folio of 1663–64; F4 is the Fourth Folio of 1685; Ed. is an earlier editor of Shakespeare, beginning with Rowe in 1709. No sources are given for emendations of punctuation or for corrections of obvious typographical errors, like turned letters that produce no known word. SD means stage direction; SP means speech prefix; uncorr. means the first or uncorrected state of the First Folio; corr. means the second or corrected state of the First Folio; ~ stands in place of a word already quoted before the square bracket; _^ indicates the omission of a punctuation mark.

1.1
1. general’s] F (Generals) 
4. Mars,] ~: F 
44. On] F (One) 
58. whose] F2; who F

1.2
0. SD Eunuch, Alexas] Ed.; Eunuch, and Alexas F 
4. charge] Ed.; change F 
12. banquet] F (Banket) 
41. fertile] Ed.; fore-tell F 
64. Alexas] Ed.; Alexas (as SP) F 
82. SD 2 lines earlier in F 
83. Saw] F2; Saue F 
121. awhile] awhlle F 
124. SP SECOND MESSENGER] Ed.; I. Mes. F 
125. SP ANTONY] Ed.; omit F 
136. me.] ~_^ F 
140. lowering] F (lowring) 
145. SD 1/2 line earlier in F 
149. them.] ~, F 
152. occasion] Ed.; an occasion F 
185. and] aud F 
195. leave] Ed.; loue F 
200. Hath] F2; Haue F 
210. hair] F (heire) 
212. place is . . . requires] F2; places . . . require F

1.3
3. who’s] F (Whose) 
31. first] fitst F 
35. thronèd] F (Throaned) 
54. services] Seruicles F 
76. vials] F (Violles) 
97. blood.] ~_^ F 
99. my] F2; omit F

1.4
3. Our] Ed.; One F 
8. Vouchsafed] Ed.; vouchsafe F 
10. abstract] F2; abstracts F 
13. enough] F (enow) 
34. chid_^] ~: F 
52. lackeying] Ed.; lacking F 
65. wassails] Ed.; Vassailes F 
76. browsèd] Ed.; brows’d F 
86. we] F2; me F

1.5
3. mandragora] Mandragoru F 
5. time_^ ] ~: F 
39. SD Antony] Ed.; Caesar F 
45. queen] Qu ene F 
58. dumbed] Ed.; dumbe F 
60. th’ extremes] F (y^e extremes)

2.1
3,
7,
20,
23,
46. SP MENAS] Ed.; Mene. F 
26. wanned] F (wand) 
32. Lethe’d] F (Lethied) 
49. warred] F2; wan’d F 
52–53.greater. . . . all,] ~, . . . ~: F

2.2
60–63.you. . . . cause?] ~, . . . ~. F 
83. Shrewdness] F (Shrodenesse) 
84. disquiet. . . . must_^] ~, . . . ~, F 
84. you must] F corr.; youm ust F uncorr. 
85. it.] F corr.; ~? F uncorr. 
86–87.you . . . Alexandria;] ~, . . . ~_^ F 
110. knowledge.] ~, F 
116. as befits] F corr.; as b efits F uncorr. 
121. remember_^ . . . need_^] ~: . . . ~, F 
128. soldier_^ only.] ~, ~_^ F 
137–39.staunch, . . . world_^] ~_^ . . . ~: F 
139. O’ th’] F (Ath’) 
145. so,] Ed.; say_^ F 
146. reproof] Ed.; proofe F 
199. Haste] F (Hast) 
206. SD All . . . exit.] Ed.; Exit omnes. Manet Enobarbus, Agrippa, Mecenas. F 
212. digested] F (disgested) 
228. Burned] F (Burnt) 
230. lovesick with them.] ~. ~ ~_^ F 
237. Venus] Venns F 
241. glow] Ed.; gloue F 
244. gentlewomen] F2; Gentlewoman F 
260–61.guest, . . . entreated.] ~: . . . ~, F 
262. heard] F (hard)

2.3
4. prayers] ptayers F 
12. SD exit.] F (Exit.) 
26. afeard,] Ed.; a feare: F 
29. thee; . . . but_^ . . . thee.] ~_^ . . . ~: . . . ~, F 
35. away] Ed.; alway F 
38. Parthia.] ~, F 
41. chance.] ~, F 
44. inhooped] F (in hoopt) 
46. SD 1/2 line later in F

2.4
8. the Mount] F2; Mount F

2.5
12–13.river. . . . off,] ~_^ . . . ~. F 
14. Tawny-finned] Ed.; Tawny fine F 
27. SD 1/2 line later in F 
34. him,] ~. F 
36. lipped] F corr. (lipt); 1 pt F uncorr. 
44. face—] ~_^ F 
51. is] Ed.; ’tis F 
104. SD 1/2 line later in F 
117. didst,] ~: F 
120. face, to me_^] ~_^ ~ ~, F

2.6
0. SD Flourish . . . marching.] Ed.; Flourish. Enter Pompey, at one doore with Drum and Trumpet: at another Caesar, Lepidus, Anthony, Enobarbus, Mecenas, Agrippa, Menas with Souldiers Marching. F 
12. gods:] ~. F 
18. Made the] F2; Made F 
22. is] F2; his F 
32. father’s] Fatherrs F 
36. present—how you take_^] ~_^ ~ ~ ~) F 
54. telling,] ~. F 
69. Fortune] Fotune F 
74. composition] composion F 
85. meanings] Ed.; meaning F 
89. of] F3; omit F 
108. SD They . . . Menas.] Ed.; Exeunt. Manet Enob. & Menas F

2.7
1. o’ their] F2; o’ th’ their F 
4. colored] Conlord F 
9. greater] greatet F 
40. SD 2 lines later in F 
43. What] Whar F 
94. SP MENAS] F corr. (Men.); Mən. F uncorr. 
107. then, is] Ed.; then he is F 
116. grows] F2; grow F 
136. vats] F (Fattes) 
142. off.] of_^ F 
146. Splits] F (Spleet’s) 
146. speaks] F corr. (speakes); speakest F uncorr. 
152. father’s] F2; Father F 
154–55.not. . . . Menas,] ~_^ ~: F 
156. SP MENAS] Ed.; omit F 
158. hear] F corr. (heare); heare a F uncorr. 
161. SP ENOBARBUS] Enor. F 
162. Hoo!] F corr. (Hoa,); Hoa_^ F uncorr. 
162. SD They exit.] F corr. (Exeunt.); Exenut. F uncorr.

3.1
0. SD before] F corr.; beɟore F uncorr. 
1. struck] F (stroke) 
6,
30,
39. SP SILIUS] Ed.; Romaine, Rom. F 
6. Ventidius] F corr.; Ventidus F uncorr. 
9. whither] F (whether) 
17. too] F corr.; to F uncorr. 
22. by th’] F corr. (by’ th’); by, th’ F uncorr. 
29. Should] F corr.; hould F uncorr. 
42. there] F corr.; their F uncorr.

3.2
1. are] F corr.; art F uncorr. 
11. SP AGRIPPA] Ed.; Ant. F 
18. figures] Ed.; Figure F 
24–25.beetle. . . . So,] ~, ~: F 
31. bond] F (band) 
43. least] F (lest) 
45. serve] F corr. (serue); seure F uncorr. 
49. Fare thee] F corr. (fare thee); farethee F uncorr. 
59. the full of tide] F corr.; the of full tide F uncorr. 
63. that_^ . . . horse;] F corr. (~_^ . . . ~,); ~, . . . ~_^ F uncorr. 
71. wept] Ed.; weepe F 
77. I_^ let you] F corr.; I, let ʎou F uncorr.

3.3
6. pleased] F corr. (pleas’d); plaes’d F uncorr. 
21. speak. . . . voiced] F corr. (speake, . . . voic’d); speake_^ . . . voic’c F uncorr. 
27. looked’st] Ed.; look’st F

3.4
6. me;] ~, F 
7. honor,] ~: F 
8. them] Ed.; then F 
8. measure_^ . . . me;] ~: . . . ~, F 
9. him,] ~: F 
9. took ’t] Ed.; look’t F 
26. yours] F2; your F 
33. Your] F2; You F 
35. solder] F (soader) 
41. has] F2; he’s F

3.5
14. world, thou hast] Ed.; would thou hadst F 
14. chaps, no more,] chapsn o more, F 
16. grind the one] Ed.; grinde F

3.6
14. he there] Ed.; hither F 
14. kings] Ed.; King F 
18. habiliments] F (abiliments) 
20. reported,] ~_^ F 
31. triumvirate] F (Triumpherate) 
32. being, that_^] ~_^ ~, F 
45. lord] F (L.)

3.7
6. Is ’t not_^] Ed.; If not, F 
46. muleteers] F (Militers) 
65. Actium] F (Action) 
71. impossible;] ~_^ F 
86. led] F (leade) 
90. SP CANIDIUS] Ed.; Ven. F 
101. in] Ed.; with F

3.10
0. SD Enobarbus] Ed.; Enobarbus and Scarus F 
17. June] F2; Inne F 
25. height] F (heighth) 
33. he] F2; his F

3.11
20. that] Ed.; them F 
37. struck] F (strooke) 
45. unqualitied] vnqualited F 
48. seize] F (cease) 
62. tow] Ed.; stowe F 
64. Thy] Ed.; The F 
70. played] F (plaid)

3.12
16. lessens] F2; Lessons F 
17. breathe] F (breath)

3.13
32. caparisons] Ed.; Comparisons F 
40. alike.] ~, F 
60. us, you know_^] ~_^ ~ ~, F 
65. Caesar] F2; Cæsars F 
79. SD Enobarbus exits.] Ed.; Exit Enob. F 
91. deputation] Ed.; disputation F 
113. me. Of late_^] ~_^ ~ ~. F 
116. SD Servants] Ed.; a Seruant F, 1/2 line later 
130. This] Ed.; the F 
131. errand] F (arrant) 
141–42.eyes, . . . filth_^] ~_^ . . . ~, F 
162. SD 1/2 line later in F 
170. whipped_^ . . . him.] ~ . . . ~, F 
186. SD Thidias exits.] Ed.; Exit Thid. F 
199. smite] Ed.; smile F 
202. discandying] F (discandering) 
206. sits] Ed.; sets F 
235. SD All . . . exit.] Ed.; Exeunt. F 
240. on] Ed.; in F 
242. SD He exits.] Ed.; Exeunt. F

4.1
4. combat,] ~. F

4.2
0. SD Iras, with] Ed.; Iras, Alexas, with F 
12. SD 1/2 line later in F

4.3
8. SP THIRD] Ed.; 1 F

4.4
7. too] Ed.; too, Anthony F 
9. SP ANTONY Ah] Ed.; Ah F 
11. SP CLEOPATRA Sooth] Ed.; Sooth F 
19. daff ’t] F (daft) 
32. SP CAPTAIN] Ed.; Alex. F 
42. thee_^] ~. F

4.5
1,
4,
9. SP SOLDIER] Ed.; Eros F 
8. Who’s] F (Whose) 
25. Dispatch.] ~_^ F 
25. SD They exit.] Ed.; Exit F

4.6
13. SD All . . . exit.] Ed.; Exeunt. F 
14. Jewry] Iewrij F 
21. sorely] F (forely) 
22. more] F2; mote F 
39. heart.] ~, F 
40. not,] ~: F 
41. feel.] ~_^ F

4.7
3. They exit.] Ed.; Exit. F 
9. SD Sound . . . off.] Ed.; Far off. F, after line 6

4.8
2. gests] Ed.; guests F

4.11
0. SD Caesar] Cæsɐr F

4.12
1. yond] F (yon’d) 
3. ’tis] ’ris F 
3. SD Alarum . . . fight.] 3 lines earlier in F, preceding “Enter Antony and Scarus.” 
5. augurs] Ed.; Auguries F 
23. spanieled] Ed.; pannelled F

4.13
13. death.] ~_^ F

4.14
5. towered] Ed.; toward F 
13. dislimns] F (dislimes) 
23. Caesar] Ed.; Caesars F 
112. SD Stabs] Ed.; Killes F, 1 line earlier 
117. not.] ~, F 
135. SD All . . . exit.] Ed.; exeunt F 
172. SD They exit.] F (Exit)

4.15
28. Lest] F (Least) 
30. me;] ~, F 
31. operation,] ~. F 
53. queen:] ~_^) F 
63. lived_^] ~. F 
75. soldier’s] F (Souldiers) 
86. e’en] F (in) 
105. SD off] F (of)

5.1
0. SD Enter . . . war.] Ed.; Enter Caesar, Agrippa, Dolabella, Menas, with his Counsell of Warre. F 
13. thou] F (y^u) 
34,
39. SP AGRIPPA] Ed.; Dol., Dola. F 
45. lance] F (launch) 
57. SD 3 lines later in F 
62. all_^ she has,] ~, ~ ~_^ F 
63. intents_^ desires_^] ~, ~, F 
69. live] Ed.; leaue F 
75. Lest] F (Least)

5.2
0. SD Enter . . . Iras.] Ed.; Enter Cleopatra, Charmian, Iras, and Mardian. F 
15. bade] F (bad) 
18. queen] Queece F 
29. dependency] dependacie F 
40. SP GALLUS] Ed.; Pro. F 
66. varletry] F (Varlotarie) 
67. Egypt_^] ~. F 
85. SD 1 line earlier in F 
100. little O, the] F (little o’th’) 
107. autumn ’twas] Ed.; Anthony it was F 
127. success_^] ~: F 
128. smites] Ed.; suites F 
136. SD Caesar, Proculeius] Ed.; Proculeius, Caesar F 
137. there!] ~_^ F 
139. SD Cleopatra] F (Cleo.) 
168–69.brief_^ . . . of.] ~: . . . ~, F 
186–87.Thou shalt] F (y^u shalt) 
189. soulless_^] Soule-lesse, F 
213. merits_^ . . . name—] ~, . . . ~_^ F 
234. thee] th e F 
252. He exits.] F (Exit), 1 line earlier 
263. Ballad] F2; Ballads F 
263. o’] F (a) 
294. SD Countryman] this ed.; Clowne F 
299 and hereafter. SP COUNTRYMAN] this ed.; Clow. F 
378. awry] Ed.; away F 
379. SD Enter . . . in.] Ed.; Enter . . . in, and Dolabella. F 
410–11.diadem_^ . . . mistress;] ~; . . . ~_^ F 
437. solemnity] Solmemnity F