Perseus and Andromeda

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Historical Records

Government Documents

Accounts of the Office of the Revels

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Playes Playde at}		on Shrove Mundaye nighte                                                                }     nished garnished
Hampton Coorte}		}      &fytted with the
as followeth.		Percius & Anthomiris playde by Munkesters Children on}    store of thoffice
		Shrovetwesdaye at Nighte.                                                                }    and provisions fol-
		}    lowing

Probable Genre(s)

Classical according to Harbage and Wiggins, Catalogue #559

Possible Narrative and Dramatic Sources or Analogues

Ovid tells the story of Perseus and Andromeda in the Metamorphoses. Prominent episodes include Perseus's killing of Medusa and his rescue of Andromeda from the rock where she was tied, awaiting death by the sea monster.

References to the Play

None known.

Critical Commentary

Information welcome.

For What It's Worth

This story cannot be dramatized without a prop representing Medusa's head and winged shoes for Perseus's feet.

Works Cited

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