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Mahogany chair with medallion of William Shakespeare in profile. On the hoofed legs of the chair, there are faces. On the crest is a feather quill, a mask, a scroll, a trumpet and a dagger. For further information, see The Royal Collection Trust.

Portrait of Garrick and his wife. Garrick sits facing the audience in a blue and gold. Leaning on his right hand, he holds a quill, he holds his left out outstretched. Behind him, standing is his wife in a gold gown preparing to pluck the quill from…

Macheath stands shackled in prison with four other characters around him. The prison wall and barred window are behind him.

Oil painting of a final climactic scene of John Gay’s The Beggar’s Opera. Macheath stands chained between Lucy Lockit and Polly Peachum who are both pleading with their fathers for his death sentence to be revoked. The live audience is…

Image Description: This detailed view depicts two key Bankside (i.e., located along the south bank of the Thames River) entertainment options for Elizabethan audiences: the second Globe Theater and the nearby Bear-baiting Arena. Across the Thames…

Engraved portrait. For more information, see the Victoria & Albert Museum

Educational Video and animated version of Richard III.

An unknown conspirator meets with Queen Elizabeth's physician (Lopez) to plan to poison her. "What will you give?" In the stark background stands the Tower of London and the gallows, the destined end of traitors. Engraving from Carlton'sA Thankful…

Trailer for National Theatre's adaptation of The Man of Mode

A vocabulary of 24 hand gestures (keyed to letters of the alphabet) linked to various rhetorical modes.