Precious Stones Mentioned in Plays
The following table is arranged according to the frequency of precious stone mentions. The plays rank as follows:
First* ProbPub- ably lished Written
1623. 1609. Cymbeline........10 (diamond 7, ruby 1,
carbuncle I, rockcrystal 1).
1598. 1591. Love's Labour's Lost 8 (pearl 3, rock-crystal 2,
diamond 1, amber I, agate 1).
1600. 1597. Merry Wives of
Windsor........5 (pearl 1, diamond 2,
emerald 1, sapphire
1). 1623. 1591. Comedy of Errors... 5 (diamond 2, ruby 1,
sapphire 1, carbuncle 1). 1600. 1595. Midsummer Night's
Dream..........5 (pearl 3, ruby 1, rockcrystal 1). 1623. 1596. Taming of the Shrew 5 (pearl 3, amber I, coral 1)
1623. 1591- Two Gentlemen of
Verona..........4 (pearl 3, rock-crystal
1).
1594. 1593. Titus Andronicus.. .3 (pearl 2, jet 1).
1603. 1602. Hamlet............3 (pearl, amber, carbuncle).
1623. 1606. Macbeth...........3 (diamond, ruby, pearl).
1609. 1607. Pericles...........3 (all diamond).
*Data of first publication contributed by Miss Henrietta C. Bartlett.
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