Romeo and Juliet

Geometrical Play Figure

“…we are dealing at present with poetic time, which might have its own inner laws. Let us simply suppose then that the time-track of a play could be represented as a curve. We must ask next: what manner of curve?”

Excerpt from Finding and Constructing the ‘Figure’ for a Shakespeare Play read the complete article to identify and understand the construction of Play-Figures.

Dashes and Spaces on the Great Circle and on the Act Circles each accurately represent one line. The 10-line indicators based on the play line numbers.