A textual study:
compare a passage in the First Quarto with the corresponding one in the First
Folio, then glance at the conflated version. Do the differences change your
understanding of the passage? Which seems to fit the play’s overall energy and
message better, in your opinion? This exercise will require close reading and
critical thought.
Please feel free to
refer to the ‘textual note’ on p 2332 to orient yourself to the controversy and
editorial decisions resulting from the wide textual variation between different
versions of this play.
You may also wish to explore the online facsimilies of the actual editions of Q1 and F1 using the resources I list in this post.
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