Here are lines from the play, Scene by Scene, to evince the existence of the Putting on a Show Theme, and also to reveal its significance.  Quite a bit more than this, on the "show" Theme, can be found by looking for allusions more subtle and implicit.

Here are lines from the play, Scene by Scene, to evince the existence of the Putting on a Show Theme, and also to reveal its significance.  Quite a bit more than this, on the "show" Theme, can be found by looking for allusions more subtle and implicit.

=====Scene 1=====

====Scene 1====

[[Scene 1#01-002]]   ''Francisco: Nay, answer me! Stand and unfold yourself!'' - unfold = reveal = or in the most general term, show.  The very first demand that any character makes in the play is that he wants a "show."

[[Scene 1#01-002]]   ''Francisco: Nay, answer me! Stand and unfold yourself!'' - unfold = reveal = or in the most general term, show.  The very first demand that any character makes in the play is that he wants a "show."

[[Scene 1#01-155]]   ''To offer it the show of violence;'' - the word "show" expressly used, and aptly so.

[[Scene 1#01-155]]   ''To offer it the show of violence;'' - the word "show" expressly used, and aptly so.

=====Scene 2=====

====Scene 2====

=====Scene 3=====

====Scene 3====

=====Scene 4=====

====Scene 4====

=====Scene 5=====

====Scene 5====

=====Scene 6=====

====Scene 6====