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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 3 of 9]

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138,312 words · about 9 h 41 min to read

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Author
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Language
English
Subjects
English drama
Length
138,312 words · about 9 h 41 min
Sections
131 reader sections · Table of contents
Contents (131)
  1. Opening under 1 min
  2. Preface about 3 min
  3. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  4. Induction, Scene I — Before an alehouse on a heath about 7 min
  5. Induction, Scene II — A bedchamber in the Lord's house. about 7 min
  6. Act I, Scene I — Padua. A public place about 13 min
  7. Act I, Scene II — PADUA. Before HORTENSIO'S house about 15 min
  8. Act II, Scene I — Padua. A room in BAPTISTA'S house about 21 min
  9. Act III, Scene I — Padua. BAPTISTA'S house about 3 min
  10. Act III, Scene I — ] Actus Tertia. F1 Q. Actus Tertius. F2 F3 F4. ACT II. SCENE II. Capell about 2 min
  11. Act III, Scene II — Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house about 9 min
  12. Act III, Scene II — ] Pope. ACT III. SCENE I. Capell about 5 min
  13. Act IV, Scene I — PETRUCHIO'S country house about 7 min
  14. Act IV, Scene I — ] Pope about 2 min
  15. Act IV, Scene II — Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house about 6 min
  16. Act IV, Scene III — A room in PETRUCHIO'S house about 9 min
  17. Act IV, Scene IV — Padua. Before BAPTISTA'S house about 6 min
  18. Act IV, Scene V — A public road. about 4 min
  19. Act V, Scene VI — Pope. ACT V. SCENE VIII. Hanmer. ACT IV. SCENE XIII. Warburton about 1 min
  20. Act V, Scene I — Padua. Before LUCENTIO'S house. about 7 min
  21. Act V, Scene II — Padua. LUCENTIO'S house. about 18 min
  22. Dramatis Personæ under 1 min
  23. Act I, Scene I — Rousillon. The Count's palace about 8 min
  24. Act I, Scene I — ] Actus Primus. Scæna Prima. Ff about 4 min
  25. Act I, Scene II — Paris. The KING'S palace. about 3 min
  26. Act I, Scene II — ] Capell. SCENE V. Pope about 1 min
  27. Act I, Scene III — Rousillon. The COUNT'S palace about 9 min
  28. Act I, Scene III — ] SCENE VI. Pope about 5 min
  29. Act II, Scene I — Paris. The KING'S palace about 8 min
  30. II. ] Actus Secundus. Ff (Sæcundus F2) about 5 min
  31. Act II, Scene II — Rousillon. The COUNT'S palace about 2 min
  32. Act II, Scene II — ] SCENE IV. Pope about 1 min
  33. Act II, Scene III — Paris. The KING'S palace about 11 min
  34. Act II, Scene III — ] SCENE V. Pope about 5 min
  35. Act II, Scene IV — Paris. The King's Palace. about 2 min
  36. Act II, Scene IV — ] SCENE IX. Pope about 1 min
  37. Act II, Scene V — Paris. The Kings Palace. about 3 min
  38. Act II, Scene V — ] SCENE X. Pope about 1 min
  39. Act III, Scene I — Florence. The DUKE'S palace. about 1 min
  40. Act III, Scene II — Rousillon. The COUNT'S Palace. about 7 min
  41. Act III, Scene III — Florence. Before the DUKE'S palace under 1 min
  42. Act III, Scene III — ] SCENE V. Pope under 1 min
  43. Act III, Scene IV — Rousillon. The COUNT'S palace about 2 min
  44. Act III, Scene IV — ] SCENE VI. Pope about 1 min
  45. Act III, Scene V — Florence. Without the walls. A tucket afar off. about 4 min
  46. Act III, Scene V — ] SCENE VII. Pope about 2 min
  47. Act III, Scene VI — Camp before Florence. about 4 min
  48. Act III, Scene VI — ] SCENE IX. Pope about 1 min
  49. Act III, Scene VII — Florence. The Widow's house. about 2 min
  50. Act III, Scene VII — ] SCENE XII. Pope about 1 min
  51. Act IV, Scene I — Without the Florentine camp. about 5 min
  52. Act IV, Scene II — Florence. The Widow's house. about 4 min
  53. Act IV, Scene III — The Florentine camp. about 16 min
  54. Act IV, Scene IV — Florence. The Widow's house. about 1 min
  55. Act IV, Scene IV — ] SCENE VII. Pope about 1 min
  56. Act IV, Scene V — Rousillon. The COUNT'S palace. about 4 min
  57. Act IV, Scene V — ] SCENE VIII. Pope about 1 min
  58. Act V, Scene I — Marseilles. A street. about 2 min
  59. Act V, Scene II — Rousillon. Before the COUNT'S palace about 2 min
  60. Act V, Scene II — Before ... palace.] Edd. Inner-court of the palace. Capell about 1 min
  61. Act V, Scene III — Rousillon. The COUNT'S palace about 13 min
  62. Act V, Scene III — The Count's palace.] A Room of State in the Palace. Capell under 1 min
  63. Act V, Scene IV — Pope about 5 min
  64. Epilogue about 8 min
  65. Dramatis Personæ under 1 min
  66. Act I, Scene I — An apartment in the DUKE'S palace about 2 min
  67. Act I, Scene II — The sea-coast. about 2 min
  68. Act I, Scene II — The sea-coast] Capell. The street. Rowe about 1 min
  69. Act I, Scene III — OLIVIA'S house. about 5 min
  70. Act I, Scene III — OLIVIA'S house.] Rowe about 1 min
  71. Act I, Scene IV — The DUKE'S palace. about 2 min
  72. Act I, Scene IV — ] SCENE V. Pope under 1 min
  73. Act I, Scene V — OLIVIA'S house. about 11 min
  74. Act I, Scene V — ] SCENE VI. Pope about 3 min
  75. Act II, Scene I — The sea-coast. about 2 min
  76. Act II, Scene I — The sea-coast.] Capell. The street. Rowe about 1 min
  77. Act II, Scene II — A street. about 2 min
  78. Act II, Scene II — Enter....] Enter V. and M. at severall doores. Ff about 1 min
  79. Act II, Scene III — OLIVIA'S house about 7 min
  80. Act II, Scene III — OLIVIA'S house.] Rowe about 2 min
  81. Act II, Scene IV — The DUKE'S palace about 4 min
  82. Act II, Scene IV — ] SCENE V. Pope about 1 min
  83. Act II, Scene V — OLIVIA'S garden about 7 min
  84. Act II, Scene V — ] SCENE VII. Pope about 3 min
  85. Act III, Scene I — OLIVIA'S garden about 7 min
  86. Act III, Scene III — Pope about 1 min
  87. Act III, Scene II — OLIVIA'S house about 3 min
  88. Act III, Scene II — ] SCENE IV. Pope about 1 min
  89. Act III, Scene III — A street. about 2 min
  90. Act III, Scene III — ] SCENE VI. Pope about 1 min
  91. Act III, Scene IV — OLIVIA'S garden about 14 min
  92. Act III, Scene IV — ] SCENE VII. Pope about 5 min
  93. Act IV, Scene I — Before OLIVIA'S house about 2 min
  94. Act IV, Scene I — Before....] The street before.... Capell. The street. Rowe. om. Ff about 1 min
  95. Act IV, Scene II — OLIVIA'S house about 4 min
  96. Act IV, Scene II — ] SCENE III. Pope about 1 min
  97. Act IV, Scene III — OLIVIA'S garden about 1 min
  98. Act IV, Scene III — ] SCENE V. Pope under 1 min
  99. Act V, Scene I — Before OLIVIA'S house about 22 min
  100. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  101. Act I, Scene I — Antechamber in LEONTES' palace about 2 min
  102. Act I, Scene I — Antechamber....] Theobald. A Palace. Rowe under 1 min
  103. Act I, Scene II — A room of state in the same. about 17 min
  104. Act I, Scene II — A room....] Capell. Scene opens to the Presence. Theobald about 6 min
  105. Act I, Scene IV — Pope about 1 min
  106. Act II, Scene I — A room in LEONTES' palace about 8 min
  107. Act II, Scene I — A room....] The Palace. Theobald. The Scene continues. Pope about 3 min
  108. Act II, Scene II — A prison. about 4 min
  109. Act II, Scene III — A room in LEONTES' palace about 8 min
  110. Act II, Scene III — ] SCENE IV. Pope about 3 min
  111. Act III, Scene I — A sea-port in Sicilia. about 1 min
  112. Act III, Scene I — ] ACT II. SCENE IV. Theobald conj under 1 min
  113. Act III, Scene II — A court of Justice. about 9 min
  114. Act III, Scene II — A court....] Scene represents a Court of Justice. Theobald.] about 3 min
  115. Act III, Scene III — Bohemia. A desert country near the sea. about 5 min
  116. Act III, Scene III — ] SCENE VI. Pope about 1 min
  117. Act IV, Scene I about 1 min
  118. Act IV, Scene I — ] Actus Quartus, Scena Prima. Ff. om. Warburton. ACT IV. Capell. See note (XII) under 1 min
  119. Act IV, Scene II — Bohemia. The palace of POLIXENES about 2 min
  120. Act IV, Scene II — ] Scena Secunda. Ff under 1 min
  121. Act IV, Scene III — A road near the Shepherd's cottage about 4 min
  122. Act IV, Scene III — ] Scena Tertia. Ff. SCENE II. Warburton about 2 min
  123. Act IV, Scene IV — The Shepherd's cottage about 31 min
  124. Act IV, Scene IV — ] SCENE III. Capell about 6 min
  125. Act IV, Scene VIII — Pope about 4 min
  126. Act V, Scene I — A room in LEONTES' palace about 9 min
  127. Act V, Scene I — A room....] Capell about 3 min
  128. Act V, Scene II — Before LEONTES' palace about 7 min
  129. Act V, Scene II — ] SCENE V. Pope about 1 min
  130. Act V, Scene III — A chapel in PAULINA'S house about 6 min
  131. Act V, Scene III — ] SCENE VII. Pope about 11 min

The opening of Induction, Scene I — Before an alehouse on a heath

Enter HOSTESS and SLY.

Sly. I'll pheeze you, in faith.

Host. A pair of stocks, you rogue!

Sly. Y'are a baggage: the Slys are no rogues; look in the chronicles; we came in with Richard Conqueror. Therefore paucas pallabris; let the world slide: sessa! 5

Host. You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?

Sly. No, not a denier. Go by, Jeronimy: go to thy cold bed, and warm thee.

Host. I know my remedy; I must go fetch the thirdborough.
[Exit. 10

Sly. Third, or fourth, or fifth borough, I'll answer him by law: I'll not budge an inch, boy: let him come, and kindly. [Falls asleep.

Horns winded. Enter a Lord from hunting, with his train.

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