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The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 7 of 9]

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Author
William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
Language
English
Subjects
English drama
Length
169,086 words · about 11 h 50 min
Sections
99 reader sections · Table of contents
Contents (99)
  1. Opening under 1 min
  2. Preface about 10 min
  3. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  4. Prologue about 1 min
  5. Act I, Scene I — Verona. A public place.[6] about 9 min
  6. Act I, Scene II — A street.[124] about 4 min
  7. Act I, Scene III — A room in Capulet's house.[180] about 4 min
  8. Act I, Scene IV — A street. about 4 min
  9. Act I, Scene V — A hall in Capulet's house.[310] about 25 min
  10. Prologue about 1 min
  11. I. A lane by the wall of Capulet's orchard.[398] about 2 min
  12. II. Capulet's orchard.[428] about 7 min
  13. III. Friar Laurence's cell.[524] about 3 min
  14. IV. A street.[567] about 7 min
  15. V. Capulet's orchard.[675] about 3 min
  16. VI. Friar Laurence's cell.[716] about 20 min
  17. Act III, Scene I — A public place.[730] about 7 min
  18. Act III, Scene II — Capulet's orchard.[826] about 5 min
  19. Act III, Scene III — Friar Laurence's cell.[901] about 6 min
  20. Act III, Scene IV — A room in Capulet's house.[1001] about 1 min
  21. Act III, Scene V — CAPULET'S ORCHARD.[1025] about 31 min
  22. Act IV, Scene I — Friar Laurence's cell.[1170] about 5 min
  23. Act IV, Scene II — Hall in Capulet's house.[1234] about 2 min
  24. Act IV, Scene III — Juliet's chamber.[1260] about 2 min
  25. Act IV, Scene IV — Hall in Capulet's house.[1293] about 1 min
  26. Act IV, Scene V — Juliet's chamber.[1317] about 17 min
  27. Act V, Scene I — Mantua. A street.[1393] about 3 min
  28. Act V, Scene II — Friar Laurence's cell.[1426] about 1 min
  29. Act V, Scene III — A churchyard; in it a monument belonging to the Capulets.[1437] about 30 min
  30. The Prologue about 1 h 20 min
  31. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  32. Act I, Scene I — Athens. A hall in Timon's house.[1597] about 10 min
  33. Act I, Scene II — A banqueting-room in Timon's house.[1751] about 12 min
  34. Act I, Scene II — Pope about 15 min
  35. Act I, Scene VIII — Pope. SCENE VII. Johnson about 1 min
  36. Act II, Scene I — A Senator's house.[1933] about 1 min
  37. Act II, Scene II — A hall in Timon's house.[1950] about 14 min
  38. Act III, Scene I — A room in Lucullus's house.[2054] about 2 min
  39. Act III, Scene II — A public place.[2076] about 3 min
  40. Act III, Scene III — A room in Sempronius' house.[2111] about 2 min
  41. Act III, Scene IV — A hall in Timon's house.[2143] about 4 min
  42. Act III, Scene V — The Senate-house.[2214] about 4 min
  43. Act III, Scene VI — A banqueting-room in Timon's house.[2275] about 20 min
  44. Act IV, Scene I — Without the walls of Athens.[2324] about 1 min
  45. Act IV, Scene II — Athens. Timon's house.[2339] about 2 min
  46. Act IV, Scene III — Woods and cave, near the sea-shore.[2366] about 23 min
  47. Act IV, Scene IV — Pope about 12 min
  48. Act V, Scene I — The woods. Before Timon's cave.[2644] about 8 min
  49. Act V, Scene II — Before the walls of Athens.[2752] about 1 min
  50. Act V, Scene III — The woods. Timon's cave, and a rude tomb seen.[2764] under 1 min
  51. Act V, Scene IV — Before the walls of Athens.[2770] about 23 min
  52. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  53. Act I, Scene I — Rome. A street.[2806] about 3 min
  54. Act I, Scene II — A public place.[2840] about 12 min
  55. Act I, Scene III — A street.[2953] about 14 min
  56. Act II, Scene I — Rome. Brutus's orchard.[3004] about 12 min
  57. Act II, Scene II — Cæsar's house.[3105] about 5 min
  58. Act II, Scene III — A street near the Capitol.[3144] about 1 min
  59. Act II, Scene IV — Another part of the same street, before the house of Brutus.[3154] about 8 min
  60. Act III, Scene I — Rome. Before the Capitol; the Senate sitting above.[3170] about 11 min
  61. Act III, Scene II — The Forum.[3276] about 10 min
  62. Act III, Scene III — A street.[3354] about 10 min
  63. Act IV, Scene I — A house in Rome.[3368] about 2 min
  64. Act IV, Scene II — Camp near Sardis. Before Brutus's tent.[3385] about 2 min
  65. Act IV, Scene III — Brutus's tent.[3408] about 18 min
  66. Act V, Scene I — The plains of Philippi.[3521] about 5 min
  67. Act V, Scene II — The field of battle.[3573] under 1 min
  68. Act V, Scene III — Another part of the field.[3578] about 4 min
  69. Act V, Scene IV — Another part of the field.[3621] about 1 min
  70. Act V, Scene V — Another part of the field.[3638] about 13 min
  71. Dramatis Personæ about 1 min
  72. Act I, Scene I — A desert place.[3668] under 1 min
  73. Act I, Scene II — A camp near Forres.[3680] about 2 min
  74. Act I, Scene III — A heath. about 5 min
  75. Act I, Scene IV — Forres. The palace.[3801] about 2 min
  76. Act I, Scene V — Inverness. Macbeth's castle.[3826] about 3 min
  77. Act I, Scene VI — Before Macbeth's castle.[3861] about 1 min
  78. Act I, Scene VII — Macbeth's castle.[3884] about 16 min
  79. Act II, Scene I — Inverness. Court of Macbeth's Castle.[3924] about 2 min
  80. Act II, Scene II — The same.[3958] about 3 min
  81. Act II, Scene III — The same.[4001] about 6 min
  82. Act II, Scene IV — Outside Macbeth's castle.[4072] about 10 min
  83. Act III, Scene I — Forres. The palace.[4093] about 5 min
  84. Act III, Scene II — The palace.[4153] about 2 min
  85. Act III, Scene III — A park near the palace.[4182] about 1 min
  86. Act III, Scene IV — Hall in the palace.[4200] about 6 min
  87. Act III, Scene V — A heath.[4275] about 1 min
  88. Act III, Scene VI — Forres. The palace.[4288] about 14 min
  89. Act IV, Scene I — A cavern. In the middle, a boiling cauldron.[4314] about 5 min
  90. Act IV, Scene II — Fife. Macduff's castle.[4386] about 3 min
  91. Act IV, Scene III — England. Before the King's palace.[4428] about 18 min
  92. Act V, Scene I — Dunsinane. Ante-room in the castle. about 3 min
  93. Act V, Scene II — The country near Dunsinane.[4527] about 1 min
  94. Act V, Scene III — Dunsinane. A room in the castle.[4542] about 2 min
  95. Act V, Scene IV — Country near Birnam wood. about 1 min
  96. Act V, Scene V — Dunsinane. Within the castle.[4582] about 2 min
  97. Act V, Scene VI — Dunsinane. Before the castle.[4613] under 1 min
  98. Act V, Scene VII — Another part of the field.[4620] about 1 min
  99. Act V, Scene VIII — Another part of the field.[4635] about 13 min

The opening of Prologue

Enter CHORUS.[2]

Chor. Two households, both alike in dignity,[3]
In fair Verona, where we lay our scene,[3]
From ancient grudge break to new mutiny,[3]
Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean.[3]
From forth the fatal loins of these two foes[3] 5
A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life;[3]
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows[3]
Do with their death bury their parents' strife.[3][4]
The fearful passage of their death-mark'd love,[3]
And the continuance of their parents' rage,[3] 10
Which, but their children's end, nought could remove,[3]
Is now the two hours' traffic of our stage;[3]
The which if you with patient ears attend,[3]
What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.[3][5]

FOOTNOTES:

[2] PROLOGUE. Enter Chorus. Chor.] (Q1). The Prologue. Corus. Q2. The Prologue. Chorus. Q3 Q4 Q5. om. Ff.

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