“ HALL, } Shakespeare’s daughters
COURTIERS AND SERVANTS
SHAKESPEARE AND HIS LOVE
| [ACT I] | ||
| Scenes | I-VII | The Stage of the Globe Theatre. |
| “ | VIII-X | The Antechamber at Court |
| [ACT II] | ||
| Scenes | I-II | In the “Mermaid” |
| “ | III-VI | In the Gardens of St. James’s Palace by moonlight |
| [ACT III] | ||
| Scenes | I-IV | In the “Mitre” Tavern |
| “ | V-VI | A Room in Lord William Herbert’s Lodgings |
| [ACT IV] | ||
| Scenes | I-IV | In the “Mitre” Tavern |
| “ | V-VI | The Throne Room at Court |
| [THE EPILOGUE] | ||
| Scenes | I-II | A Bedchamber in Shakespeare’s House at Stratford |
| Time | ||
| Acts I, II, III and IV take place in the summer of 1598 The Epilogue in April, 1616 |
ACT I
Scene I.
The tiring-room behind the stage of the Globe theatre after a performance of “The Merchant of Venice.”