Shakespeare and His Love: A Play in Four Acts and an Epilogue

Chapter 3: THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

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A four-act drama with an epilogue that stages a celebrated dramatist's intense romantic involvement and shows how love and longing shape his creative imagination, alternating intimate domestic scenes with moments of artistic reflection. The work examines desire, inspiration, reputation, and the emotional fallout of the relationship while dramatizing the interplay between private passion and public art. It is accompanied by an extended prefatory essay in which the author lays out his critical interpretation of the dramatist, challenges rival readings, and defends the play's psychological and biographical approach.

THE PERSONS OF THE PLAY

ROBERT CECIL, LORD BURGHLEY
THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON
LORD WILLIAM HERBERT (afterwards Earl of Pembroke).
KINGSTON LACY, EARL OF LINCOLN, an Euphuist
SIR JOHN STANLEY
SIR WALTER RALEIGH
MASTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
“    FRANCIS BACON
“    BEN JONSON
“    FLETCHER
“    RICHARD BURBAGE
“    MARSTON
“    CHETTLE, the prototype of Falstaff.
“    DEKKER
“    WILLIE HUGHES
“    SELDEN
DR. HALL, Shakespeare’s son-in-law
MASTER FRY, the Host of the “Mitre”
QUEEN ELIZABETH
LADY RUTLAND, Sidney’s sister
LADY JANE WROTH
LADY CYNTHIA DARREL
LADY JOAN NEVIL
MISTRESS MARY FITTON, Shakespeare’s Love
“     VIOLET VERNON
“     QUINEY }
“     HALL,  }  Shakespeare’s daughters
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