F2. F = wing-led 39 through = Ed. F = thorough 42 tenor = Ed. F = tenure 44 SH PHILARIO = Ed. F =
Post
. 51 had = Ed. F = haue 59 not = F2. F = note 71 you = F2. F = yon 74 leaves = Ed. F = leaue 146 one of = F2. F = one 169 the = Ed. F = her 209 German one = Ed. F = Iarmen on 220 may be named = F2. F = name
3.1.23 oaks = F.
Sometimes emended to
rocks 39 more
spelled
mo
in
F 55 be. We do say = Ed. F = be, we do. Say
3.2.2 monster’s her accuser = Ed. F = Monsters her accuse 21 fedary = Ed. F = Foedarie 63 get = F2. F = ger 66 score = F2. F = store ride = F2. F = rid 79 here, nor = F2. F = heere, not
3.3.2 Stoop = Ed. F = Sleepe 25 robe = Ed. F = Babe.
Sometimes emended to
bauble 27 ’em = Ed. F = him 30 know = F2. F = knowes 33 known, well = Ed. F = knowne. Well 35 travelling
spelled
trauailing
in
F 36 for = Ed. F = or 88 wherein they bow = Ed. F = whereon the Bowe 91 Polydore = Ed. F =
Paladour
108 reft’st = Ed. F = refts 111 Morgan = Ed. F =
Mergan
3.4.82 afore’t = Ed. F = a-foot 92 make = Ed. F = makes 106 out = Ed.
Not in
F 164 haply = Ed. F = happily
3.5.22 SD
and others
spelled &c. in
F 39 looks us = Ed. F = looke vs 48 strokes = Ed. F = stroke 54 th’loud’st = Ed. F = th’lowd 161 insultment = F2. F = insulment
3.6.27 F
marks a new scene here: Scena Septima
78 Ay = Ed. F = I I’d = Ed. F = I do
Act 3 Scene 7 = Ed. F =
Scena Octaua
4.1.12 imperceiverant = Ed. F = imperseuerant 16 thy face = F. Ed = her face 17 haply
spelled
happily
in
F
4.2.63 cookery! He = Ed. F = Cookerie? /
Arui
. He (
some editors assign
‘He … dieter’
to Belarius
) 73 him = Ed. F = them 75 patience = Ed. F = patient 90 mountaineers
spelled
Mountainers
in
F 157 thank = Ed. F = thanks 169 humour = Ed. F = Honor 233 ingenious = Ed. F = ingenuous 257 crare = Ed. F = care 258 Might = F2. F = Might’st easiliest = Ed. F = easilest 259 ay
spelled
I
in
F 281 ruddock = Ed. F = Raddocke
297 once = Ed. F = once to 355 is = Ed. F = are 401 are = F2. F = are heere 464 wildwood leaves = Ed. F = wild wood-leaues 475 he is = F2. F = hee’s
4.3.18 SH FIRST LORD = Ed. F =
Lord
. 46 betid = Ed. F = betide
4.4.3 find we = F2. F = we finde 11 us = F2. F = v.. 22 the = Ed. F = their 33 hard = Ed. F = heard
5.1.1 wished = Ed. F = am wisht
5.3.27 harts = Ed. F = hearts 45 stooped = Ed. F = ftopt 46 they = Ed. F = the 90 SH FIRST CAPTAIN = Ed. F = 1 92 SH SECOND CAPTAIN =
Ed. F = 2 102 SD
Jailers
=
Ed. F =
Gaoler
SD
Exeunt … Jailers = Ed. F =
Enter Posthumus, and Gaoler (
F
begins new scene here, Scena Quarta)
103 SH FIRST JAILER = Ed. F =
Gao
. 170 geck = Ed. F = geeke 184 look = F2. F = looke, / looke 221 claws
spelled
cloyes
in
F 263 are as = Ed. F = are 268 Of this = Ed. F = Oh, of this 272 sir = F2. F = Sis 285 on = Ed. F = one
Act 5 Scene 4 = Ed. F =
Scena Quinta
5.4.76 heard = Ed. F = heare 158 On = Ed. F = One 235 got it = F2. F = got 302 from = Ed. F = fro 368 on’s = Ed. F = one’s 399 mere = Ed. F = neere 400 treason. That = Ed. F = Treason that 416 like = F2. F = liks 449 ye = Ed. F = we 460 brothers = Ed. F = Brother 461 whither? These = Ed. F = whether these? 482 so = F2. F = no 519 SH SOOTHSAYER = Ed.
Not in
F 554 this yet = F3. F = yet this
SCENE-BY-SCENE ANALYSIS
ACT 1 SCENE 1
Lines 1–78: In Roman Britain, two Gentlemen, courtiers of the Briton king, Cymbeline, discuss in secret the scandals within the court. They reveal that Posthumus Leonatus, an orphan of uncertain lineage brought up by Cymbeline, has been banished for marrying the king’s daughter, Innogen, who has been imprisoned. Cymbeline and his new Queen wanted to marry Innogen to the Queen’s son, Cloten, who is “Too bad for bad report,” though all the courtiers are inwardly glad she was spared such a fate. They also reveal that Posthumus’ elder brothers were killed in battle, his father died in grief for them, and his mother died giving birth to him. However, he has grown to be an honorable man, highly regarded by everyone he