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against the Jew or his nation. ,
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Enter a Man from Antonio

—Man
Gentlemen, my master Antonio is at his house and desires to speak with you both.

—Salarino
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We have been up and down to seek him out.

Exeunt Salarino, Salanio, and Man

Enter Tubal

—Shylock
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How now, Tubal. What news from Genoa? Hast thou found my daughter?
—Tubal
I often came where I did hear of her, but could not° find her. 46 {cannot}

42. Optional additional line: “Bear in mind, we speak of good Antonio not about the lesser company he keeps.”
Adding this line would indicate that Antonio is especially good (and never makes a negative comment about Jews)
while suggesting that other Christians, such as Salanio and Salarino, are not so good, and may have made negative
comments about Jews.
43. Q1 reads: {Solanio. Here comes another of the Tribe, a third cannot be matched unless the devil himself turn
Jew.} As mentioned in previous notes, anti-Semitic ‘additions’ to the text are often found at the end of a scene or a
speech (made as a last remark before a character exits); these always appear misplaced or ‘forced’ upon the text.
These ‘add-ons’ smack of having been penned in, ex post facto, by someone other than the author. (See notes xx for
other examples of this anti-Semitic ‘appendaging.’) (Also note, that in this short interaction, a Jew is likened to a
devil three times [19, 31, 73] : thus is seems that someone, lacking in all respects, repeated this same reference here,
yet again.) Here, again, we find a likely case of ‘unauthorized appendaging’ where an unnecessary, inconsistent, and
misplaced anti-Semitic remark is attached as a final exiting remark. Not only is the content suspect, but the textual
anomalies surrounding this entry support the theory that is was added to the text: for instance, there a mistaken
speech heading in the preceding line (attributing the line to Saleri not Salari); the stage direction, Enter Tuball, is
listed twice; and the stage direction reads Exeunt Gentlemen, as opposed to Exeunt.
Saleri. We have been up and down to seek him.
Enter Tuball.
Solanio. Here comes another of the Tribe, a third cannot be
match, unless the devil himself turn Jew. Exuent Gentlemen.
Enter Tuball.

The original entry (before ‘corrections’ and additions were made) may have been thus:
Salari. We have been up and down to seek him out.
Exeunt.
Enter Tuball [See Additional Notes, 3.1.73]
44. See previous note: The original entry is likely a corrupted addition to the text and has been deleted. However, a
portion of the original line attributed to Salanio could be emended (and added to the text):
Salanio: Here comes another of the tribe. Let’s quick unto Antonio’s house.
45. Genoa is 200+ miles from Venice.
46. / but there I could not find her