Intro+to+Shakespeare

Age : 16 Name: Audrey Dawne Sex: female Marital status: newly married to Isaac Dawne Occupation (if any): tailoress/emroiderer Income: Sixpence/day Where in London do you live? Londonstone How much education did you receive? some at home from my mother, who taught all of her children school in the home. What were you taught? needlework, enrty-level writing, music What is your religion? Protestant How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? treated well and did not stand out as religiously different from general population What play do you go to see? Two Gentlemen of Verona How did you know it was playing? heard from a customer at the tailor What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? Henry VI, Richard III, Comedy of Errors, Titus Andronicus, Taming of the Shrew, Love's Labour's Lost, Romeo and Juliet What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? Romeo and Juliet What actor in the company is your favorite actor? Augustine Phillips How are you dressed when you attend the play? formally in smock, stockings, corset, farthingale, petticoat, and gown. Dark green dress ([|Dark_green_dress.jpg]) with long narrow sleeves and a square neckline. Describe some of the costumes the actors wear: tights/leggings, long white shirts, feathered hats, boots (men) You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? full-length gown with large hoop skirt, 3/4 sleeves, golden yellow What did you dine on before going to the theatre? mutton, bread and cheese, a cup of soup When did you eat? dinner time (around 1pm) What did you drink? a glass of wine How much did it cost? about seven pence How much did you pay for your ticket? one penny Where did you sit? in the pit (the "groundings") A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? Bear-baiting, a bloody sport involving the tormenting of bears (or bulls). Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (Lord High Treasurer) Who ruled England at the time? Queen Elizabeth I What was some gossip about the ruler? 1) One of her advisors murdered his wife in order to become king by marrying Elizabeth I. 2) Her step-mother's husband had affections for her that she returned when she was a teenager. What is the last book you read? The Faerie Queene (poem) by Edmund Spenser