The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [Vol. 5 of 9]

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Note XI

V. 5. 77, 78.

  ‘Where is that devil’s butcher,
Hard-favour’d Richard? Richard, where art thou?’

The reading we have given in the text is that of Steevens, which appears to be nearest the corresponding passage of the Quartos.

The first Folio has:

  ‘Where is that diuels butcher Richard?
Hard fauor’d Richard? Richard, where art thou?’

The second Folio:

  ‘Where is that divels butcher Richard
Hard favor’d Richard? Richard, where art thou?’

The third and fourth put a comma after the first ‘Richard,’ the third reading ‘devils,’ the fourth ‘devil’s.’ Rowe follows the Folios.

Pope has:

  ‘where is that Devil’s butcher,
Richard? hard-favour’d Richard, where art thou?’

Theobald:

  ‘where is that Devil-butcher,
Richard? hard-favour’d Richard, where art thou?’

Capell:

  ‘Where is that butcher, Richard?
Hard-favour’d Richard? Richard, where art thou?’

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