Chapter 68
IV. ii. Shakespeare evidently had no thought of
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a change of scene, or of pause in action, here. Even the first Folio has no stage direction of exeunt at the end of Scene i., and no indication of scene divi¬ sion. I have kept the conventional modern arrange¬ ment for convenience of reference; but the reader should remember that the Archbishop and his party do not le?,ve the stage, — they merely step forward to greet Prince John as he enters.
