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This page shows the notable differences that appear in the First Folio publication of ''Hamlet'' as compared to the Second Quarto publication, in Scene 19, with analysis of those differences.  These Folio Difference Notes are coordinated with the regular Notes on the Scene page.<br>
Q2 = Second Quarto, F or F1 = First Folio,  Q1 = First Quarto

For an introduction to this material, see the page [[About the Folio Differences]].

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=====062=====
''hath {clawed} [caught] me in his clutch,''<br>
'''clawed'''<br>
'''caught'''

Return: [[Scene 19#19-062]]

=====075=====
''about the {massene} [Mazard] with a ...''<br>
<b>massen</b><br>
<b>mazard</b>

The Q2 word is authorial, and is an anglicization of French 'maison' which means "house."  Hamlet is saying the sexton is knocking the skull about the "house," where the "house" is the grave, the deceased's new "home."  The concept in ''massen'' is that of the French phrase 'maison mortuaire' which means "house of the dead."  Recall that in line 19-051 the Clown called graves "houses."

Hamlet is charactering the Clown as knocking skulls around in the "house" like an unruly child playing stickball in the dining room.

The Folio word offers nothing to compare, and cannot be an authorial improvement.

{The Folio editor didn't recognize the author's word, supposed it must be an error, and used his own guess as a replacement.}

(Only the Q2 word ''massen'' should be spoken in performance, pronounced like an English speaker saying French "maison."  Hamlet can gesture at the grave excavation and wave his hand back and forth to indicate the Clown knocking skulls around in the excavation.)

Return: [[Scene 19#19-075]]

====119====
''Clown Sexton:  Of [all] the days in the year, I came to it that day that our last king,''<br>
[none]<br>
'''all'''

The First Folio has the word "all" in this line, while the Second Quarto does not.  BOOKMARK

Return: [[Scene 19#19-119]]

====136====
[[File:Second quarto sexten.jpg|right|"Sexten" in the Second Quarto]]
''Clown Sexton:  Why, here in Denmark.  I have been {Sexten} [sixteen] here, man''<br>
[[File:Folio sixteen.jpg|right|"sixeteene" in the First Folio]]
'''sexton'''<br>
'''sixteen'''

This is another case where both words are correct in a way.  It's a word puzzle.

Return: [[Scene 19#19-136]]

=====182=====
''Should patch a wall to expel the {water's} [winter's] flaw.''<br>
'''water's'''<br>
'''winter's'''



Return: [[Scene 19#19-182]]

====197====
''{Shardes,} Flints and pebbles should be thrown on her:''<br>
[none]<br>
<b>Shardes</b>

The Second Quarto has no word at the beginning of this line, before ''Flints,'' and the First Folio has "Shardes."

BOOKMARK not done

Return: [[Scene 19#19-197]]

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