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Notes for lines 0-1017 ed. Bernice W. Kliman
For explanation of sigla, such as jen, see the editions bib.
916 Rey. As gaming my Lord.
1992 fol2
fol2
916 gaming] Mowat & Werstine (ed. 1992): “gambling”
1995 Kliman
Kliman
916 Lord.] Rowe (ed. 1709) and those who follow him, with a dash instead of a period suggest that Reynaldo is not certain what Polonius means or he is encouraging him to continue. The actor’s range could extend from smug certainty to disapproving hesitancy. A period at the end of an incomplete sentence could mean an interrupted sentence. See Kliman, “Explicit Stage Directions.”
2006 ard3q2
ard3q2: standard
916 gaming] Thompson & Taylor (ed. 2006): “gambling”