Shakespeare+Questions

Age -- 14 Name – Alice Sex -- Female Marital status -- n/a Occupation (if any) -- helps with father's baking occupation Income -- (father earns) 3-5 pounds a year Where in London do you live? -- near Paris Garden, Southwark How much education did you receive? -- education from father What were you taught? -- anything father had learned What is your religion? -- Catholic How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? -- not anything out of the ordinary What play do you go to see? -- A Midsummer Night's Dream How did you know it was playing? -- flyer on the streets What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? -- Romeo and Juliet, The Merchant of Venice What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? -- The Comedy of Errors What actor in the company is your favorite actor? -- Henry Carey How are you dressed when you attend the play? -- informal, casual work clothes Describe some of the costumes the actors wear. -- because of the law of apparall, actors had to wear costumes that matched their status and the were usually just like their everyday clothes You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? -- slightly more formally but still within the boundaries of legal apparall for my status What did you dine on before going to the theatre? -- vegetables and bread When did you eat? -- around 11 am What did you drink? -- water How much did it cost? -- not much because the bread was made ourselves How much did you pay for your ticket? -- 1d to get into the theatre Where did you sit? -- I didn't sit, I stood A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? -- they were watching a jousting tounament Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? -- Queen Elizabeth I Who ruled England at the time? -- Queen Elizabeth I What was some gossip about the ruler? -- she was acused of trying to take Queen Mary's throne, also known as the virgin queen because she never married Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time? -- Stephen Slanye What is the last book you read? -- i couldn't read