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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Macbeth |
| Document Type | Prompt Book |
| Reference | Mac 4 |
| Primary Association | Booth, Edwin |
| Associated Names | Winter, William |
| Publication Date | 1897 |
| Country of Production | United States |
| Date of Production | c. 1897 |
| Description | William Winter's copy, unmarked. Contains William Winter's manuscript notes about C. Cushman's famous quote concerning Macbeth and about the historical setting of Macbeth. Also includes a letter from Edwin Booth to Winter (note by Winter dates it Oct. 29, 1872 from Portland, Maine). |
| Genre | Tragedy |
| Theme(s) | Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption |
| Roles | Edwin Booth - Macbeth; C Cushman - Lady Macbeth; Sarah Siddons - Lady Macbeth |
| Content Keywords | supernatural, crime, death, war, greed, royalty, justice |
| Context Keywords | character, cast, scenery |
| Visual Content | Contains pictures of E. Booth as Macbeth, and C. Cushman and Sarah Siddons as Lady Macbeth. |
| Edition | Booth-Winter edition, 1897 |
| Shattuck Code | MAC 105 |
| Play | Macbeth |
| 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. |