This edition of Romeo and Juliet, first published in 1879, is now thoroughly revised on the same general plan as its predecessors in the new series.

While I have omitted most of the notes on textual variations, I have retained a sufficient number to illustrate the curious and significant differences between the first and second quartos. Among the many new notes are some calling attention to portions of the early draft of the play—some of them very bad—which Shakespeare left unchanged when he revised it.

The references to Dowden in the notes are to his recent and valuable edition of the play, which I did not see until this of mine was on the point of going to the printer. The quotation on page 288 of the Appendix is from his Shakspere: His Mind and Art, which, by the way, was reprinted in this country at my suggestion.

CONTENTS

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[Introduction to Romeo and Juliet][9]
[The History of the Play][9]
[The Sources of the Plot][14]
[General Comments on the Play][17]
[Romeo and Juliet][27]
[Act I][29]
[Act II][58]
[Act III][85]
[Act IV][118]
[Act V][136]
[Notes][157]
[Appendix]
[Concerning Arthur Brooke][275]
[Comments on Some of the Characters][278]
[The Time-Analysis of the Play][290]
[List of Characters in the Play][291]
[Index of Words and Phrases Explained][293]

Funeral of Juliet