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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | King Lear |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Lear 37 |
| Primary Association | Vezin, Hermann |
| Associated Names | Frampton, G. Johnson |
| Date of Production | c. 1870-1879 |
| Description | Prompt book made by G. Johnson Frampton, with corrections in the hand of Hermann Vezin. Checked for Lear. Some parts of Goneril's violence during the curse has been cut and the blinding scene has been pinned shut. The 20 originally included part books are missing. |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Content Keywords | age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering |
| Context Keywords | character, cues, music, stage, scenery, blocking, business, costume, script, sound effects, lighting |
| Visual Content | Contains an illustration of Act III, Scene 2. |
| Edition | Steevens edition |
| Shattuck Code | KL 78 |
| Play | King Lear |
| Library | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck. |