The Castle of Perseverance

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Stage drawing from the only surviving manuscript of The Castle of Perseverance. Some believe that it indicates theatre in the round.
Stage drawing from the only surviving manuscript of The Castle of Perseverance. Some believe that it indicates theatre in the round.

The Castle of Perseverance is a 1440 play and the earliest known full-length (3,649 lines) vernacular play in existence. It's especially important because a stage drawing is included, which may suggest theatre in the round. It survives in a unique manuscript presently housed in the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C.

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