Numbers
The fabill is 27 stanzas; the moralitas is 4 stanzas:
- 27 + 4 = 31
The action of the fabill itself can be further broken down thus:
- Part 1 (stalking Chanticleir) — 14 stanzas (of which Lowrence and Chanticleir's dialogue = 7 stanzas)
- Part 2 (disputation between the hens) — 7 stanzas
- Part 3 (denouement; Chanticleir's escape) — 6 stanzas
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