Structure of stage plays
Plays are typically broken down into acts containing scenes.
Where present, capture the list of characters (dramatis personae) in a div[1-7,N] element at the appropriate level with role="dramatis-personae". Capture as a child of the element which represents the play, and as a sibling of the acts.
Capture individual acts as div[1-7,N] elements at the appropriate level.
Capture scenes as div[1-7,N] children of the appropriate act.
Capture the attribute role=”act” on the div[1-7,N] element for an act.
Capture the attribute role=”scene” on the div[1-7,N] element for an scene.
The print edition may not display separate heading levels for the acts and scenes. Create a div[1-7,N] element for the acts, even if it means having no titleGroup at this level.
Capture an enumerator element with altNum in the title p element for the scene.
<div1 role="dramatis-personae">
<titleGroup><title>
<p>Cast of characters</p></title>
</titleGroup>
</div1>
<div1>
<titleGroup><title>
<p>
<i>The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice</i>
</p></title>
</titleGroup>
<div2 role="act"><div3 role="scene">
<titleGroup>
<title>
<p>
<enumerator altNum="1.1">
<b>1.1</b>
</enumerator>
</p>
</title>
</titleGroup>
<p>
<displayText class="dialogue">
<stageDirection>
<milestone unit="line" num="0" id="actrade-9780198129202-milestone-219"/>
<i>Enter Roderigo and Iago</i>
</stageDirection>
<speech>
<milestone unit="line" num="1" id="actrade-9780198129202-milestone-220"/>
<speaker>
<sc>roderigo</sc>
</speaker>
<line>Tush, never tell me! I take it much unkindly</line>
<line>
<milestone unit="line" num="2" id="actrade-9780198129202-milestone-221"/>That thou, Iago, who hast had my purse</line>
<line>
<milestone unit="line" num="3" id="actrade-9780198129202-milestone-222"/>As
if the strings were thine, shouldst know of this.</line>
</speech>
<speech>
<milestone unit="line" num="4" id="actrade-9780198129202-milestone-223"/>
<speaker>
<sc>iago</sc>
</speaker>
<line>'Sblood, but you'll not hear me! If ever I</line>
</speech>
</displayText>
</p></div3>
</div2>
</div1>