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Apart from a few minor emendations, this text is based closely on that in the First Folio of Shakespeare’s works (1623). There is one major change. In Scene 8, when Maria is planning her plot against Malvolio, she says ‘let the fool [i.e. Feste] make a third’ with Sir Toby and Sir Andrew. But in the event the ‘third’ is a new character, Fabian, who is abruptly introduced without any discernible motive (or gain). Our text removes Fabian completely, either cutting his speeches or re-allocating them to Sir Toby, Maria, or (wherever possible) Feste. The only other change affects Sir Toby’s extremely prolix speeches in the second half of the play: these have been trimmed somewhat.

We are very grateful to Angie Kendall for her help in preparing this edition.

Edward Hall and Roger Warren