Talk:Edward III (play)

Hand annotations

There are a number of handwritten corrections (mostly concerning missing character names) in this particular copy of the work. With one exception these have been noted using {{tooltip}}. The exception is where an annotation is supported by the catchword on the preceding page. In this instance the missing text has been included using {{reconstruct}}. Chrisguise (talk) 09:19, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Typesetting

The abbreviation, italicisation and punctuation of character names is very erratic; this has been replicated.

In places, there are significant numbers of italic capital letters in otherwise 'normal' text. Predominantly these are capital 'A''s at the start of lines but there are other placements and a few other letters (although far fewer than A). They do not seem to be conveying meaning (e.g. emphasis), rather their occurrence suggests either a shortage of type or a jumbled typecase. This italicisation has not been replicated.

In a very few instances 'w' is represented by 'vv'. With the exception of 'EDVVARD' on the title page, these have been converted to 'w'.

The long 's' has not been replicated. Chrisguise (talk) 09:28, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Layout, spacing, etc.

The general layout has been preserved (i.e. character name and first line of speech on one line.)

A single blank line has been introduced between each speech to aid readability.

For stage directions centred on the page, if these occur between speeches, a blank line is inserted either side of them. If they occur within a speech then no blanks are inserted. Stage directions on the right of the page are either at the end of a line or on their own line, depending on whether this affects line wrapping. Chrisguise (talk) 09:41, 21 June 2023 (UTC)

Division into Acts

The work as printed contains no explicit demarcations between Acts and/or Scenes, only stage directions. More modern editions introduce these demarcations. Due to the overall length of the work, it has been subdivided into five acts, based on King Edward III (1998), edited by Giorgio Melchiori (part of the 'New Cambridge Shakespeare'). Notes in the 1998 edition suggest there is not a consensus about how to divide the acts into scenes, particularly act IV, so further subdivision has not been undertaken. Chrisguise (talk) 10:18, 21 June 2023 (UTC)