THE

PLAY S

OF

WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE,

ACCURATELY PRINTED FROM

THE TEXT OF MR. STEEVENS'S LAST EDITION,

WITH

A SELECTION OF THE MOST IMPORTANT NOTES.

IN EIGHT VOLUMES.

VOLUME II.

CONTAINING

MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING;
A MIDSUMMER-NIGHT'S DREAM;

LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST;

MERCHANT OF VENICE;
AS YOU LIKE IT.

LONDON:

PRINTED

FOR T. LONGMAN, B. LAW, C. DILLY, J. JOHNSON,
G. G. AND J. ROBINSON, R. BALDWIN, H. L. GARDNER,
J.SEWELL, W. RICHARDSON, J. NICHOLS, F.AND C. RIVINGTON,
T. PAYNE, JUN. R. FAULDER, W. LOWNDES, B. AND J. WHITE,
G. AND T. WILKIE, J. AND J. TAYLOR, J. SCATCHERD,
T. EGERTON, E. NEWBERY, W.BENT, J.WALKER, W.CLARKE
AND SON, J. BARKER, J. EDWARDS, D. OGILVY AND SON,
J.CUTHELL, J. NUNN, J. ANDERSON, J.LACKINGTON AND CO.
T.KAY, J.DEIGHTON, W. MILLER, VERNOR AND HOOD, CADELL
AND DAVIES, MURRAY AND HIGHLEY, AND LEE AND HURST.

1797.

MUCH A DO

VOL. II.

ABOUT

NOTHING.

B

PERSONS

Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon.
Don John, his baftard brother.

Claudio, a young lord of Florence, favourite to Don Pedro.
Benedick, a young lord of Padua, favoured likewife by Don
Pedro.

REPRESENTED.

Leonato, governor of Meffina.
Antonio, his brother.

Balthazar, fervant to Don Pedro.

Borachio,

Conrade, } followers of Don John.

two foolish officers.

Dogberry,
Verges,
A Sexton.
A Friar.

A Boy.

Hero, daughter to Leonato.
Beatrice, niece to Leonato.

Margaret,} gentlewomen attending on Hero,

Meengers, Watch, and Attendants,

SCENE, Meflina.