F1 Self-Evaluation Project Explanations/pages 271-280
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Metrical Drama: each line begins with a capital letter ... except for the overflow from long lines. As with poetry, rejoin the overflow to the initial line.
The out-of-line Stage Direction mid-page is wrappable, but the dialog is not, so enclose the rest of the page in two sets of no-wraps: one for the dialog above the Stage Direction, one for the dialog below.
The characters' names are abbreviated, as well as usually being "complete sentences" for formatting purposes, so the periods go INSIDE the small-caps tags. The out-of-line Stage Direction contains both italics and mixed-case small-caps, and the character's name is not abbreviated, so the ending period goes OUTSIDE the tags.
272
Similar to page 271, above, including overflow lines in the dialog. The Stage Direction "[Retires" didn't fit on the dialog line just above it, but belongs there, so rejoin it to that line. It's shown right-justified, which is normal for this kind of in-line Stage Direction, so leave six spaces just before it.
273
Similar to page 272, above. In this case, the Stage Direction "[Exeunt." did fit on the dialog line, so just leave six spaces before it to signal right-justification.
274
Similar to page 273, above, but the new scene is like a new Section, so leave two blank lines above it.
There are two in-line lists of names in the Stage Directions just below the Scene heading, so tag each name separately in each of the lists.
275
Metrical Drama and no out-of-line Stage Directions, so enclose all of the dialog in one pair of no-wraps. Rejoin overflow lines to the lines before them, as we do with normal poetry.
The character's name is in small-caps and presumably is an abbreviation, so the period goes INSIDE the tags.
Footnotes even in a play. What will they think of next? Treat them like footnotes anyplace else: they do NOT go inside the no-wraps for the dialog. Tag them, make sure the numbers match the anchors in the main text, and remember to look for in-line formatting. It's often harder to see in the fine print.
The last footnote doesn't end on this page, so add an asterisk after it's closing bracket to signal the continuation.
276
Similar to pages 274 and 275, above, but the new scene is like a new Section, so leave two blank lines above it. Also, the footnotes all start and end on this page, so there will not be a continuation asterisk after the ending bracket of the last one.
The punctuation in the Stage Directions needs some extra thought: the first line contains an in-line list, so each name must be tagged separately, and the commas and semi-colon go outside those tags. Now for the subtle part: the first period ends a sentence containing those small-caps names and italics, so it normally would go outside the italics tags. However, the next sentence also is in italics and just continues the same Stage Directions. In cases like this, enclose all of the italics in one set of tags.
277
Metrical Drama and no out-of-line Stage Directions, so enclose all of the dialog in one pair of no-wraps. Each character's name is in small-caps and abbreviated, so the periods go INSIDE the tags.
Rejoin the overflow lines to the lines above them, as we do with normal poetry.
Tag the footnotes and any in-line formatting within them, and make sure the footnote numbers match the anchors in the main text.
Footnote 3 has two fragments of Metrical Drama, so enclose each of them in no-wraps. The first line in the first fragment is indented, so replicate the indentation using an even number of spaces. The other lines, as well as both lines of the second fragment, should be left-justified within the no-wraps. The closing no-wrap marker needs to be on a line by itself, so the closing footnote bracket gets moved to the following line.
278
The "DRAMATIS PERSONÆ." is a Major Division, so precede it with 4 blank lines and follow that heading with 2 blank lines.
There are two lists here. The heading for the first is Men. and the heading for the second is Women. Headings are wrappable (even though these are one-word each, the principle still holds), while the lists are not, so enclose each list in no-wraps and the individual names in small-caps, with the periods INSIDE the tags. Use a separate pair of tags for each name. "Men." and "Women." need to be tagged as well.
279
Metrical Drama with no out-of-line Stage Directions. Enclose all of the dialog in one pair of no-wraps. Precede each of the line numbers with six spaces to signal right-justification; if those numbers are printed in the left margin, move them to the right margin, preceded by six spaces.
The characters' names presumably are abbreviated, so the periods go INSIDE the italics tags.
Tag the footnotes and any in-line formatting within them, and make sure the footnote numbers match the ones in the corresponding anchors. In "Edward II.", the "II." is an abbreviation for "the Second," so the period goes INSIDE the tags.
280
This page of Metrical Drama combines many of the elements from the immediately preceding examples. The out-of-line Stage Directions are wrappable, but the dialog has line numbers, so it is not wrappable: enclose each block of dialog in a pair of no-wraps. The Stage Directions here are not counted by those line numbers.
Leave six spaces before each of the line numbers.
The characters' names in the dialog presumably are abbreviated, so the periods go INSIDE the tags. However, "Balrudo" is not abbreviated in the second Stage Direction, and there is both italics and small-caps on that line, so the period goes OUTSIDE the tags.
Tag the footnotes and make sure their numbers match the ones in the corresponding anchors. The "IV." in "Henry IV." is an abbreviation for "the Fourth" so the period goes INSIDE the italics tags.
Enclose the quoted Metrical Drama and the quoted poetry in no-wraps and replicate the indentation using an even number of spaces.
And remember to find and tag all the in-line formatting in the footnotes. With busy pages like this one, it's easy to overlook some of the fine print.