Henry VI. PART III. Act IV. sc. i. 11. 1-83, 119- New or reformed. 149. Several lines are taken unaltered from the True Tragedy, pp. 163-165, and the alterations made in others are very insignificant. Between 11. 83-119 there are no new lines, but there are many altered lines. (True Tragedy, pp. 163-167, Greene.) Shakspere. The order of the scenes in 3 Henry VI and the True Tragedy does not agree in this part. True Tragedy, pp. 173, 174, I am doubtful Thus in Act IV. we have : Sc. i. Shakspere revising Greene. Act V. sc. i. ll. 12-16, 21, New. 174-177, Greene, and pro Marlowe. At V. sc. ii. ll. 1-4, 8, 15-21. New. Shakspere. (True Tragedy, pp. 177-179, Marlowe and Greene.) [After this Table was in type Mr Harold Littledale pointed out to me that in York's speech in 2 Henry VI, I. i. 214-235, a passage which I have assigned to Shakspere, the story of Althea and the fatal brand is referred to correctly; while in 2 Henry IV, II. ii. 93— 29, an incorrect account of the legend is given. Are we, then, to conclude that Shakspere could not have written the passage containing the true version, since we know he did write the passage which contains the false version? Not necessarily, I think. For the true version, or at least the simile introduced into it,— "Methinks the realms of England, France, and Ireland As did the fatal brand Althea burned may have been suggested by Shakspere's fellow-worker, Marlowe. Again, there is nothing improbable in supposing that a man like Shakspere, who was not a Greek scholar, might have known and related the story correctly when he wrote the earlier play 2 Henry VI, and yet might have forgotten it, and given an incorrect version of it, when he wrote 2 Henry IV some six or seven years later.] 304 TABLE OF MARLOWE'S AND GREENE'S SHARES IN THE CONTENTION AND TRUE TRAGEDY. The Contention. Sc. i. Reprints, pp. 3-8, beginning "As by your high imperiall Maiesties command1," Marlowe and Greene together. Sc. ii. Reprints, pp. 8-11, from "Why droopes my Lord like ouer ripened corne," Greene. Sc. iii. Reprints, pp. 11-17: "Come sirs let vs linger here abouts a while," Greene, ll. 1-40; then Marlowe writes to 1. 111; then Greene to end of scene. Sc. iv. Reprints, pp. 17-19: "Here Sir John, take this scrole of paper here," Greene. Sc. v. Reprints, pp. 19-25: "My Lord, how did your grace like this last flight," Greene. Sc. vi. Reprints, pp. 25-27: "My Lords our simple supper ended, thus," Marlowe; but Warwick's part is perhaps written by Greene. Sc. vii. Reprints, pp. 27-30: "Stand foorth Dame Elnor Cobham Duches of Gloster," Greene. Sc. viii. Reprints, pp. 30-32: Sirrha, whats a clocke," Greene. Sc. ix. Reprints, pp. 33-39: "I wonder our vncle Gloster staies so long," Marlowe to 1. 169, "Now York bethink thy self and rowse thee vp," when Greene takes it up and writes on to the end of the scene. Also, Greene may have written, or aided in writing, Humphrey's part in the previous lines. Sc. x. Reprints, pp. 39-46: "How now sirs, what haue you dispatcht him?" Marlowe; though some of the wrens, ravens, basilisks, lambs, scorpions, partridges, puttocks, kites, lizards, serpents, screech-owls, were, I imagine, suggestions of Greene's. Sc. xi. Reprints, pp. 46, 47: "Oh death, if thou wilt let me liue but one whole yeare," Marlowe. Sc. xii. Reprints, pp. 47-50: "Bring forward these prisoners that scorn'd to yeeld," Greene. Sc. xiii. Reprints, pp. 50-54: "Come away Nick, and put a long staffe in thy pike," Greene. Sc. xiv. Reprints, pp. 54, 55: "Sir Dicke Butcher, thou hast fought to-day most valiantly," Greene. For the style and run of the lines in Henry's and Margaret's speeches to each other, cf. the passage beginning: "These gracious words most royal Carolus."-Faustus, IV. i. Sc. xv. Reprints, pp. 55, 56: "Sir Humphrey Stafford and his brother is slaine," Greene-certainly not Marlowe. Sc. xvi. Reprints, p. 56: "How now, is Jack Cade slaine?" Greene. Sc. xvii. Reprints, pp. 56, 57: "Now is Mortemer Lord of this Citie," Greene. Sc. xviii. Reprints, pp. 57-61: "So, sirs now go some and pull down the Sauoy," Greene. Sc. xix. Reprints, pp. 61, 62: "Lord Somerset, what newes here you of the Rebell Cade," Greene. Sc. xx. Reprints, pp. 62-64: "Good Lord how pleasant is this country life," Greene. Sc. xxi. Reprints, pp. 64-67: "In Armes from Ireland comes Yorke amaine," Greene-certainly not Marlowe. Sc. xxii. Reprints, pp. 67, 68: "Long liue my noble Lord, and soueraigne King," Marlowe. Sc. xxiii. Reprints, pp. 68-72: "So Lie thou there, and breathe thy last," ll. 1-8, Greene; then Marlowe writes on to the end, except that Greene writes ll. 20-39. The True Tragedy. Sc. i. Reprints, pp. 117-125, beginning "I wonder how the king escapt our hands," Marlowe. Sc. ii. Reprints, pp. 125-127, from "Brother, and cosin Montague, giue mee leaue to speake," Marlowe. Sc. iii. Reprints, pp. 127-133: "Oh flie my Lord, lets leaue the Castell," Marlowe; but Greene had some share in this scene, as the doves, ravens, woodcocks, curs, and conies shew. The latter part of Margaret's long speech may have been written by Greene, or by Peele the second writer begins at 1. 130, "I, now lookes he like a king," and writes on to 1. 143, " And, whilst we breath, take time to doe him dead." Sc. iv. Reprints, pp. 133-139: "After this dangerous fight and haplesse warre," Marlowe; but the Messenger's speech is like Greene's work. Sc. v. Reprints, pp. 139-144: "Welcome my Lord to this braue town of York," Greene and Marlowe; but Clifford's speech, beginning 1. 8, "My gratious Lord, this too much lenitie," recalls many a passage by Peele. Sc. vi. Reprints, pp. 144-146: "Sore spent with toile as runners with the race," Marlowe. Sc. vii. Reprints, p. 146: "A Clifford a Clifford," Greene. Sc. viii. Reprints, pp. 147-152: "Oh gratious God of heauen looke downe on vs," ll. 1-64, Greene1; Clifford's speech, beginning at 'Sc. viii. 11. 41-49 with the repetition of the same thought—the harping on one string, cf. Greene's James, iv. p. 202, col. I., Dyce's Ed. N. 8. SOC. TRANS., 1876. 20 |