FOOTNOTES:

[3170] Act iii. Scene i.] Rowe. Actus Tertius. Ff.]

Rome. Before....] Capell, substantially. The Capitol. Rowe. The Street before the Capitol; and the Capitol open. Theobald. The Street leading to the Capitol. Jennens.

[3171] A crowd of people ... Popilius, Publius, and others.] Malone, after Capell. Flourish. Enter Cæsar ... Artemidorus, Popilius, and the Soothsayer. Ff (Artimedorus, Publius, F1).

and the Soothsayer.] om. Rowe (ed. 1). and the Soothsayers. Rowe (ed. 2).

[3172] schedule] F3 F4. scedule F1 F2.

[3173] nearer] near Anon. conj.

great] om. Pope.

[3174] What ... ourself] That touches us? Ourself Craik (Collier MS.).

[3175] Cæsar....] Steevens, substantially. Artemidorus is push'd back. Cæsar, and the rest, enter the Senate: The Senate rises. Popilius presses forward to speak to Cæsar; and passing Cassius, says, Capell. Omitted in Ff. Exeunt. Scene II. The Capitol.... Jennens.

[3176] [Aside to Cas. Jennens.

[3177] [Advances to Cæsar.] Leaves him, and joins Cæsar. Capell. om. Ff. Follows Cæsar. Jennens.

[3178] What ... hand.] Marked as 'Aside' by Capell.

[3179] him] him well Steevens conj.

[3180] Casca ... prevention.] As in Dyce, ed. 2 (S. Walker conj.). One line in Ff.

[3181] done? If ... known,] Ff. done, if ... known? Theobald.

[3182] or] on Malone conj.

[3183] [Cæsar being arrived at his seat, Popilius whispers him and smiles. Jennens.

[3184] Lena] om. Anon. conj.

purposes] purpose Theobald.

[3185] [Exeunt Antony....] Exeunt Antony and Trebonius, conversing. Cæsar takes his Seat; the Senate theirs: and Metellus advances towards Cæsar. Capell. om. Ff.

[3186] rears your] rear your Capell. rears his Tyrwhitt conj.

[3187] Are ... ready?] Given to Cinna, Ritson conj.; to Casca, by Dyce (Collier MS.).

we] you Hanmer (ed. 2).

[3188] heart:—] Capell. heart. Ff.

[Kneeling.] Rowe. om. Ff. Prostrating himself. Capell.

[3189] couchings] crouchings Hanmer.

courtesies] F1 F2. curtesies F3. Curtsies F4.

[3190] fire] stir Warburton.

[3191] first] fix'd Craik conj.

[3192] law] Malone (Johnson conj.). lane Ff. line Steevens conj. play Mason conj. bane Becket conj. vane Bailey conj.

[3193] Low-crooked] Low, crooked Becket conj. low-crouched Craik (Collier MS.).

spaniel-fawning] Hyphen inserted by Johnson.

[3194] wrong, nor] wrong, but with just cause; Nor Tyrwhitt conj. (from Ben Jonson's quotation in his 'Sylva'). See note (IV).

[3195] low] love F2.

[3196] Of whose ... he,] Put in the margin by Pope.

[3197] true-fix'd] true-fixt Capell. true fixt Ff. true, fixt Rowe.

[3198] rank] race Johnson conj.

[3199] motion] notion Upton conj.

[3200] Cin.] Cim. Rowe.

[3201] Cæsar,—] Cæsar— Rowe. Cæsar. Ff.

[3202] Doth ... kneel?] Doth ... kneele? F1. Do ... kneel? F2 F3 F4 (kneele F2). Do ... kneel. Rowe.

[3203] Speak, hands] Capell. Speak hands Ff.

[Casca....] Edd. (Globe ed.). They stab Cæsar. Ff. stabbing him in the Neck. Cæsar rises, catches at the Dagger, and struggles with him: defends himself, for a time, against him, and against the other Conspirators; but, stab'd by Brutus, Capell (from Plutarch).

[3204] [Dies.] Dyes. F1. om. F2 F3 F4. he submits; muffles up his Face in his Mantle; falls, and dies. Senate in Confusion. Capell.

[3205] friend] friends Pope (ed. 2).

[3206] [Exeunt all but Conspirators. Capell.

[3207] Re-enter....] Capell. Enter.... Ff.

[3208] Scene II. Pope.

Where is] Where's Pope.

[3209] will] well Staunton conj.

[3210] Cas.] Pope. Cask. Ff.

[3211] Stoop ... liberty!] Given to Casca by Pope.

[3212] [Dipping their swords in Cæsar's blood. Rowe.

[3213] over] o'er Pope.

[3214] states] state F1.

[3215] Bru.] Casc. Pope.

[3216] lies] F3 F4. lyes F2. lye F1.

[3217] Cas.] Bru. Pope.

So oft] om. Seymour conj.

shall be] om. Steevens conj.

[3218] their] our Steevens (1793).

[3219] What] What, what Rowe.

Ay, every man away:] Ay, every man: Away! Capell conj.

[3220] boldest and best] bold, and the best Rowe.

[3221] Enter....] Ff. Transferred by Dyce to follow here? line 123.

[3222] A friend of Antony's.] Given to the Servant by Pope.

[3223] [Kneeling. Rowe.

[3224] bade] Johnson. bad Ff.

[3225] bold, royal] royal, bold Pope.

[3226] my master] Mark Seymour conj.

[3227] I ... worse] om. Seymour conj.

[3228] [Exit.] Exit Servant. Ff.

[3229] have I] I have Pope (ed. 2).

[3230] Re-enter....] Capell. Enter.... Ff. Transferred by Dyce to follow comes Antony, line 148.

[3231] Scene III. Pope.

But ... Mark Antony.] As in Pope. Two lines in Ff.

[3232] [Kneeling over the body. Collier (Collier MS.).

[3233] death's hour] death hour Collier (one volume ed.).

[3234] you] ye Theobald (ed. 2).

[3235] mean] means Pope.

[3236] Cæsar. For ... Antony] Cæsar; but for you, Mark Antony, our swords have leaden points Seymour conj.

[3237] in strength of malice,] exempt from malice, Pope. no strength of malice; Capell. reproof of malice, Seymour conj. instrain'd of malice, Becket conj. in strength of welcome, Craik (Collier MS.). in strength of amity, Singer conj. unstring their malice, Badham conj. unfraught of malice, Anon. conj. forspent of malice, Anon. conj.

[3238] in] in them Keightley.

[3239] struck] Steevens (1778). strooke F1 F2. strook F3 F4.

[3240] Have thus proceeded] Proceeded thus Pope.

wisdom] F3 F4. Wisedome F1 F2. wisdoms Anon. conj.

[3241] [Taking them one after other. Collier (Collier MS.).

[3242] all,—] Rowe. all: F1 F2 F3. all, F4.

[3243] [Turning to the body, and bending over it. Collier (Collier MS.).

[3244] foes, ... corse?] Pointed as in Rowe. foes?... coarse, Ff.

[3245] hart] F1. heart F2 F3 F4.

[3246] lethe] Lethe F2 F3. Lethe (in italics) F4. Lethee F1. death Pope.

[3247] O world ... lie!] Put in the margin by Pope.

[3248] heart] Theobald. hart Ff.

[3249] strucken] Steevens (1778). stroken F1. stricken F2 F3 F4. strooken Capell.

[3250] Antony,—] Antony— Rowe. Antony. Ff.

Caius Cassius] om. Seymour conj., reading Dost ... me as one line.

[3251] were this] this were Pope (ed. 2).

[3252] you, Antony,] Theobald. you Antony, F1 F2. you Antony F3 F4.

[3253] with you] om. Steevens conj.

[3254] [Aside to Bru.] Aside. Rowe. om. Ff.

[3255] pardon:] Ff. pardon, Rowe.

[3256] true] due Pope.

[3257] fall ... not] follow: I not like it Seymour conj.

[3258] you] your Pope.

[3259] Else shall you not] You shall not else Pope.

[3260] [Exeunt ...] Capell. Exeunt. Manet Antony. Ff.

[3261] Scene IV. Pope. bleeding piece of] piece of bleeding Variorum (1803, 1813, 1821).

[3262] hand] hands Grant White (Becket conj.). land Becket conj.

[3263] the limbs] F3 F4. the limbes F1 F2. the kind Hanmer. the line Warburton. the lives or these lymmes Johnson conj. these imps Jackson conj. the loins Craik (Collier MS.). the tombs Staunton conj. the sons Grant White conj. the minds Dyce, ed. 2 (Jervis conj.). the times S. Walker conj.

[3264] quarter'd] Pope. quartered Ff.

with] by Pope.

[3265] Havoc] Ha! vous Anon. conj. ap. Gent. Mag. Vol. LX. p. 307.

[3266] With] Of Long MS.

Enter a Servant.] Enter Octavio's Servant Ff.

[3267] for him] to him Capell.

to Rome] F1 F3 F4. Rome F2.

[3268] [Seeing the body.] Rowe. om. Ff.

[3269] catching, for] F2 F3 F4. catching from F1.

[3270] beads] beds Pope.

[3271] Began] Begin Hanmer.

[3272] Post ... chanced:] One line in Rowe. Two in Ff.

[3273] Rome] room Upton conj.

[3274] corse] Pope. course F1 F2. coarse F3 F4.

[3275] [Exeunt ... body.] Rowe. Exeunt. Ff.

[3276] Scene II.] Rowe. Scene V. Pope. Scene III. Jennens.

The Forum.] Rowe.

[3277] Enter ... Citizens.] Malone (after Capell). Enter Brutus and goes into the Pulpit, and Cassius, with the Plebeians. Ff.

[3278] Citizens.] Capell. Ple. Ff (and throughout the scene).

[3279] me speak] my speak Rowe (ed. 2).

'em] them Capell.

[3280] rendered] Pope. rendred Ff.

[3281] [Exit ... pulpit.] Edd. (Globe ed.). Exit ... rostrum. Capell. Exeunt Cassius, with some of the Plebeians. Rowe. Exit ... Plebeians. Theobald. Omitted in Ff.

[3282] lovers] friends Pope.

[3283] to him] F1. to them F2 F3 F4.

Brutus'] Capell. Brutus Ff. Brutus's Pope.

[3284] free-men] Ff. free men Johnson.

[3285] There is] There are Pope.

[3286] Who ... offended.] As six lines of verse in Johnson.

[3287] Who is] Who's Pope.

[3288] reply.] Ff. reply— Rowe.

[3289] All.] Ff. Cit. Capell. Cit. [several speaking at once. Malone.

[3290] Enter Antony and others, ... body.] Malone. Enter Antony, and certain of his House, bearing Cæsar's body. Capell. Enter Mark Antony, with Cæsars body. Ff.

[3291] the benefit ... commonwealth] place in the commonwealth, and the benefit of his dying Seymour conj.

[3292] [comes down. Capell.

[3293] live, live!] live! Pope.

[3294] All.] Ff. Cit. Capell.

[3295] Shall] Shall now Pope. Shall all or Shall well Staunton conj. om. Anon. conj.

Shall ... Brutus.] Mitford would add Live! live! Brutus, live!

crown'd] Ff. crowned Steevens.

[3296] We'll ... clamours.] One line in Capell. Two, the first ending house, in Ff.

[3297] countrymen,—] countrymen— F4. country-men. F1 F2 F3.

[3298] glories] glory Dyce, ed. 2 (S. Walker conj.).

[3299] Scene VI. Pope.

[3300] beholding] F1 F2 F3. beholden F4.

[3301] [Goes ... pulpit.] Edd. Goes up. Capell. om. Ff.

[3302] Brutus'] Pope. Brutus F1 F2 F3. Brutus's F4.

[3303] He says] om. Steevens conj.

[3304] he] F1. om. F2 F3 F4.

[3305] blest] F1. glad F2 F3 F4. most blest Capell.

[3306] Romans,—] Romans— F4. Romans. F1 F2 F3.

[3307] their bones] the bones F4.

[3308] The noble] Noble Pope.

[3309] on] at Pope.

[3310] art] F2 F3 F4. are F1.

[3311] Sec. Cit.] 2. F1. Omitted in F2 F3 F4.

[3312] See note (IV).

Has he] Ha! has he Anon. conj.

masters] my masters Capell. not, masters Craik.

[3313] Has ... place.] Divided as in Capell. One line in Ff. Prose in Pope (ed. 2).

[3314] again] om. Theobald (ed. 2).

[3315] Yea] Nay Capell.

[3316] It will] I will Capell.

[3317] Fourth Cit.] 4. Ff. All. Anon. conj.

Read] Read us Anon. conj.

[3318] Read ... will.] As in Ff. Prose in Craik.

we'll] we will Theobald.

[3319] Cæsar's] read Cæsar's Keightley (Capell conj.).

[3320] They ... murderers:] As two lines of verse, Capell MS.

[3321] will?] Pope. will: F1. will; F2 F3 F4.

[3322] All] Ff. First Cit. Edd. conj.

[3323] He ... pulpit.] Rowe. om. Ff.

[3324] Cassius'] Pope. Cassius F1 F2 F3. Cassius's F4.

[3325] This was the most] This, this, was the Pope.

[3326] traitors'] Warburton. traitors Ff.

[3327] Even ... statua, Which ... fell.] These lines are transposed by Warburton.

statua, Which ... blood] statue, which All ... with blood Hanmer.

[3328] statua] Steevens, 1793 (Malone conj.). statue Ff. statuë Keightley.

[3329] what weep] Ff. what, weep Pope.

[3330] with] by Pope.

[3331] O piteous ... countrymen] Marked as five lines of verse in Capell MS.

[3332] We will] We'll Capell.

[3333] All. Revenge!... live!] See note (V).

[3334] [They are rushing out. Collier (Collier MS.).

[3335] Peace] Peace, peace Capell conj.

[3336] do it: they are] do't: they're S. Walker conj.

[3337] reasons] reason Warburton.

[3338] gave] F1. give F2 F3 F4.

[3339] wit] F2 F3 F4. writ F1.

[3340] All ... First Cit.] All ... 1. Ff. First Cit.... Sec. Cit. Edd. conj.

[3341] this] that Theobald.

[3342] Come, away, away!] Come, come, away: Capell. Come, away, away, away! Keightley. Come, come, away, away! Anon. conj.

[3343] brands] brands' ends Anon. conj.

fire the] F1. fire all the F2 F3 F4. then fire the Seymour conj.

[3344] benches ... windows] the benches ... the windows Capell, reading Take ... thing as two lines, the first ending down.

[3345] [Exeunt ...] Exeunt Plebeians with the Body. Rowe. Exit Plebeians. F1. Exeunt Plebeians. F2 F3 F4.

[3346] Ant.] om. Theobald (ed. 2). afoot,] afoot; Hanmer.

[3347] Take ... fellow!] One line in Pope. Two in Ff.

Take thou] Take now Craik conj. Take then Anon. conj.

[3348] Take ... Sir,] Marked as one line in Capell MS.

[3349] a Servant.] Rowe (ed. 2). Servant. Ff.

[3350] Sir,] om. Pope. As a separate line, Anon. conj.

[3351] He] He, sir, Capell conj. Sir, he or Both he Anon. conj.

Lepidus] Lord Lepidus S. Walker conj.

[3352] him] them Capell.

[3353] Octavius] Octavus F1.

[3354] Scene III.] Capell. Rowe continues the scene. Scene VII. Pope. Scene IV. Jennens.

A street.] Capell.

[3355] Enter Cinna the Poet.] Capell. Enter Cinna the Poet, and after him the Plebeians. Ff.

[3356] unlucky] Warburton. unluckily Ff. unlikely Collier (Collier MS.).

[3357] Enter Citizens.] Capell. om. Ff.

[3358] Whither] F3 F4. Whether F1 F2.

[3359] dwell] live Capell.

[3360] wisely I] wisely, I Craik.

[3361] Proceed; directly] Proceed. Directly. Johnson. Proceede directly. F1 F2. Proceed directly. F3 F4.

[3362] Cin. I am ... conspirator.] Omitted in Reed (1803, 1813, 1821).

[3363] but] out Johnson.

[3364] Tear ... go!] Prose in Ff. Three lines of verse by Rowe, ending firebrands: ... house ... go. Capell prints Tear ... firebrands only as verse.

[3365] Brutus'] Capell. Brutus Ff.

Cassius'] Capell. Cassius Ff.

Decius'] Capell. Decius F1 F2 F3. Decius's F4. Decimus's Hanmer.

[3366] house] F1. houses F2 F3 F4.

Ligarius'] Capell. Ligarius Ff.

[3367] [Exeunt.] Exeunt all the Plebeians. Ff. Exeunt, forcing out Cinna. Collier (ed. 2).