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Shakespeare at the Globe, 1599-1609

APPENDIX B

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i. Localization in Shakespeare’s Globe Plays

Type of Locale

Play Particular General Neutral Total Scenes

P D P D P D

Julius Caesar 6 2 9 1 18(f)

As You Like It 1 3 18 22

Twelfth Night 2 4 9 3 18

Hamlet 1 3 10 6 20

Merry Wives of Windsor 3 13 1 5 1 23

Troilus and Cressida 4 6 2 11 1 24

All’s Well 1 1 17 1 3 23

Measure for Measure 6 4 2 4 1 17(g)

Othello 1 3 5 2 4 15

Lear 2 1 2 14 1 3 23(h)

Macbeth 1 2 8 9 7 27

Antony and Cleopatra 4 8 15 8 7 42

Coriolanus 3 4 9 8 3 2 29

Timon of Athens 4 1 4 5 1 2 17(i)

Pericles 2 5 4 12 4 27(j)

— — — — — — —

Total 41 38 67 142 24 33 345

P. probably D. definitely

(f) IV, ii and iii treated separately.

(g) Number of scenes for Measure for Measure is based on Folio numbering.

(h) II, ii-iv are treated as one scene following Quarto and Folio.

(i) IV, iii-iv are treated as one scene.

(j) Choruses involving dumb shows are treated as scenes.

ii. Properties Required in the Globe Plays

THE SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS:

Property Plays Scenes Method of Introduction

Tables Othello I, iii probably discovered

Pericles II, iii no indication

Antony and Cleopatra II, vii brought on

Antony and Cleopatra I, ii brought on

Timon I, ii brought on

Timon III, vi brought on

Macbeth III, iv probably brought on

As You Like It II, v probably brought on

Hamlet V, ii brought on

Macbeth V, i use uncertain

Julius Caesar IV, iii use uncertain

Seats Antony and Cleopatra II, vii brought on (stool)

Coriolanus II, ii brought on (stool)

Othello V, ii brought on

King Lear IV, vii brought on

Julius Caesar III, i probably brought on

Hamlet I, i probably brought on

Measure for Measure V, i probably brought on

All’s Well II, i probably brought on

Pericles V, i probably brought on

Pericles V, i probably discovered

Antony and Cleopatra III, x probably brought on

Coriolanus I, iii probably brought on

Hamlet III, iv no indication

King Lear III, vi no indication

Julius Caesar IV, iii no indication

Pericles I, ii no indication

All’s Well II, iii no indication

Coriolanus V, iii no indication

Antony and Cleopatra II, ii no indication

Macbeth III, iv probably discovered

Hamlet III, ii no indication

King Lear III, vii no indication

Beds Antony and Cleopatra V, ii taken off

Pericles III, i probably discovered

Othello V, ii probably discovered

Julius Caesar IV, iii no indication (cushions)

King Lear III, vii probably discovered (cushions)

Pericles V, i discovered

Scaffold Antony and Cleopatra IV, xvi probably brought on

Julius Caesar III, ii brought on

Troilus and Cressida I, ii probably brought on

Tombs Timon V, iii no indication

Pericles IV, iv no indication

Tents Julius Caesar IV, ii use uncertain

All’s Well III, vi use uncertain

Troilus and Cressida I, iii use uncertain

Trees, Rocks, etc. As You Like It III, ii use uncertain

All’s Well IV, i use uncertain

As You Like It II, v use uncertain

King Lear V, ii use uncertain

Antony and Cleopatra IV, xiii use uncertain

Timon IV, iii use uncertain

Twelfth Night II, v no indication

Hamlet III, ii no indication

Straw King Lear III, iv discovered

Julius Caesar V, v no indication

Julius Caesar V, iii use uncertain

Merry Wives of Windsor V, vi use uncertain

Statue Julius Caesar III, i use uncertain

Desk Merry Wives of Windsor I, iv use uncertain

Stocks King Lear II, ii brought on

Cauldron Macbeth IV, i taken off

Chest Pericles III, ii brought on

Corpses Pericles I, i probably discovered

Total number of properties 65

Less properties whose use is uncertain 15

Total number of properties used 50

Properties brought on 12 24% ┐

Properties probably brought on 11 22% ├ 50%

Properties taken off 2 4% ┘

Properties discovered 2 4% ┐ 18%

Properties probably discovered 7 14% ┘

Properties for whom method of introduction is not indicated 16 32%

THE NON-SHAKESPEAREAN PLAYS:(k)

Property Plays Scenes Method of Introduction

Tables Every Man Out of His Humour II, ii use uncertain

Every Man Out of His Humour V, iv no indication

Cromwell vii brought on

Devil’s Charter IV, iv use uncertain

Devil’s Charter Prologue probably brought on

Devil’s Charter IV, iii brought on

Devil’s Charter V, vi brought on

Devil’s Charter V, iv brought on

Fair Maid of Bristow i use uncertain

Miseries of Enforced Marriage xii brought on

Revenger’s Tragedy V, iii brought on

Seats Merry Devil of Edmonton Prologue discovered

London Prodigal ii probably brought on

Yorkshire Tragedy viii brought on

Miseries of Enforced Marriage xii brought on

Devil’s Charter IV, v probably brought on

Devil’s Charter V, vi discovered

Devil’s Charter V, vi brought on

Devil’s Charter I, v brought on

Devil’s Charter Prologue brought on

Devil’s Charter II, i no indication

Devil’s Charter I, iv discovered

Cromwell vi discovered

Every Man Out of His Humour II, ii probably brought on

Every Man Out of His Humour Chorus brought on

Sejanus II, ii no indication

Sejanus III, i probably brought on

Volpone V, xii probably brought on

Volpone IV, v probably brought on

Volpone V, iii brought on

Revenger’s Tragedy I, ii no indication

Revenger’s Tragedy V, i probably discovered

Beds Merry Devil of Edmonton Prologue discovered

Devil’s Charter IV, v taken off

Volpone I, ii no indication

Revenger’s Tragedy I, iv discovered

Revenger’s Tragedy II, iv no indication

Tents Devil’s Charter Prologue probably brought on

Devil’s Charter IV, iv no indication

Scaffold Volpone II, ii brought on

Fair Maid of Bristow xiii taken off

Raised Structure Every Man Out of His Humour III, ii no indication

Writing Desk Miseries of Enforced Marriage iii use uncertain

Miseries of Enforced Marriage iv use uncertain

Cromwell iii discovered

Volpone V, ii no indication

Trees, Rocks, etc. Merry Devil of Edmonton x use uncertain

Merry Devil of Edmonton x use uncertain

Merry Devil of Edmonton i use uncertain

Miseries of Enforced Marriage ix no indication

Miseries of Enforced Marriage ix use uncertain

Every Man Out of His Humour III, iii use uncertain

Gibbets A Larum for London viii use uncertain

A Larum for London xi use uncertain

Post A Larum for London xiv use uncertain

Cromwell v use uncertain

Every Man Out of His Humour III, i use uncertain

Tortoise Volpone IV, iv no indication

Chest Volpone I, i no indication

Altar Sejanus V, iv no indication

Magic Glass Devil’s Charter IV, i discovered

Statue Devil’s Charter I, ii use uncertain

Earthen Vessel Devil’s Charter IV, i brought on

Prop Lion or Dragon Devil’s Charter IV, i brought on

Cupboard Devil’s Charter V, iv brought on

Hearse A Larum for London ii brought on

Cannon A Larum for London II, ii use uncertain

Corpse Revenger’s Tragedy V, i no indication

Total number of properties 68

Less properties whose use is uncertain 17

Total number of properties used 51

Properties brought on 18 35.3% ┐

Properties probably brought on 8 15.7% ├ 54.9%

Properties taken off 2 3.9% ┘

Properties discovered 8 15.7% ┐ 17.6%

Properties probably discovered 1 1.9% ┘

Properties for which method of introduction is not indicated 14 27.5%

(k) This list of properties does not include properties from Satiromastix or The Malcontent.

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