Character lists in manuscript
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A character list (also known as a dramatis personae) is a paratext that names most or all of the characters in a play. Many early modern playbooks included printed character lists, but some surviving texts include manuscript lists or printed lists that have been annotated.
At the Folger Shakespeare Library
Jonson, Ben. Every Man in his Humour. London: [By S. Stafford] for Walter Burre. 1601. Shelfmark STC 14766 Copy 1.
Massinger, Philip. The Fatal Dowry. London: John Norton for Francis Constable. 1632. Shelfmark STC 17646 Copy 3.
Shakespeare, William. The Merry Wives of Windsor. First Folio. 1623. Shelfmark STC 22273 Fo.1 no.57.