In his lifetime, Shakespeare seems to have made no attempt to collect and publish his works, or even to save his manuscripts, which were carelessly left to the stage managers of the theatres.

• 在有生之年，莎士比亚似乎并没有想过要将自己的作品拿去发表，甚至没想过要保存手稿，这些作品手稿都粗心地丢在剧院舞台经理那儿。