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Chapter XIII: Appendix: B

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i. Localization in Shakespeare’s Globe Plays

Type of Locale _Total_
_Play_ _Particular_ _General_ _Neutral_ _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, As You Like It III, ii use uncertain
Rocks, All’s Well IV, i use uncertain
etc. 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% }
Properties probably discovered 7 14% } 18%

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

Writing Miseries of Enforced
Desk Marriage iii use uncertain
Miseries of Enforced
Marriage iv use uncertain
Cromwell iii discovered
Volpone V, ii no indication

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