THE

DRAMATIC WORKS

OF

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE

FROM THE TEXT OF

JOHNSON, STEVENS, & REED.

WITH

GLOSSARIAL NOTES, HIS LIFE,

ETC.

BY NICHOLAS ROWE, ESQ.

LONDON:

GEORGE ROUTLEDGE & CO. FARRINGDON STREET ;

NEW YORK: 18, BEEKMAN STREET.

1856.

CONTENTS.

..... 254

LIFE OF THE AUTHOR..................................................................... 3

MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR..

9

TWELFTH NIGHT, OR WHAT YOU WILL....

33

THE TEMPEST............

55

TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA....

-MEASURE FOR MEASURE................

94

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING....

118

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM..

............... 140

LOVE'S LABOUR LOST...........................

.................. 159

MERCHANT OF VENICE...........

......... 183

AS YOU LIKE IT..............

............... 204

ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.............

................ 228

TAMING OF THE SHREW.

WINTER'S TALE..........

........... 278

COMEDY OF ERRORS..

....... 300

MACBETH ........

322

KING JOHN...........

315

RICHARD I

367

HENRY IV. PIRST PART..

.......... 392

HENRY IV. SECOND PART.

HENRY V..

410

HENRY VI. FIRST PART..

478

HENRY VI. SECOX. PART......

506

HENRY VI. THIRD PART.....

534

RICHARD III....................

........ 583

HENRY VIII...........

........ 598

TROILUS AND CRESSIDA..

........... 620

CORIOLANUS...........

.............. 637

- JULIUS CESAR........

....... (190

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA..

.......... 713

TIMOX OF ATHENS......

........... 7-15

CYMBELINA...........

........ 770

TITUS ANDRONICUS........

.......... 420