Shakesphere+Questions,+Elizabethan+Age

Age - 18

Name - Anne Smith

Sex - Female

Marital status - Getting married, parents are forcing them to.

Occupation (if any) - Doesn't have a job, she is wealthy.

Income - Doesn't have an income, because she doesn't have/need a job.

Where in London do you live? - ﻿Anne lives right across from St. James Park, because it is a quieter area, also wealthy. 

How much education did you receive? - She received lots of education, because her parents hired a tutor; she is very smart.

What were you taught? - She learned a few different languages (Italian, Spanish,French and Greek,) she was taught how to paint, and other creative things, she also learned some math and geography. With all of these things, she is highly intelligent.

What is your religion? - ﻿Her religion is protestant, it is quite popular around that time period.

How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? - Queen Elizabeth I was a comitted protestant and supported it, also it had many other followers, so she was treated very well by others in power.

What play do you go to see? - She went and saw "Romeo and Juliet."

How did you know it was playing? - Received an invite, from her parents friends.

What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? - May have been able to see "A midsummer Night's Dream" which was written around the same time.

What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? - She didn't have one, because she was usually to busy, to go to plays.

What actor in the company is your favorite actor? - Her favorite actor in the company was John Hemminges.

How are you dressed when you attend the play? - When she attended the play she wore, stockings, a corset, a farthingale, leather boots/shoes, a light red and black gown, and a hat.

Describe some of the costumes the actors wear - The actors were wearing doublets, seperate sleeves, breeches, belts, ruffs, cloaks, various shoes, and also various hats. The hats were decorated with feathers, etc. The girls had big hairstyles, that were very large, and stood a few inches up, also they were very pale, because it was in style.

You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? - She will dress with an all red dress that is long, she will also wear a farthingale, to hold her dess up to keep it clean, also it was in style. They also wore farthingales, so that they will not trip and fall.

What did you dine on before going to the theater? - Before going to the theater she ate a variety of different meats, which were very popular for the wealthy. Her dinner included, tarts, breads, rabbit, sliced beef, baked chicken, and boiled pigeon.

When did you eat? - She ate her dinner around 4:30 in the afternoon, but the beginning of the evening, so that she will not be hungry, when the play starts.

What did you drink? - She drank a small glass of "mead" which is a sweet alcoholic drink with honey, she also drank some wine and ale, like most wealthy people; although mead is for any class.

How much did it cost? - Her entire dinner cost twenty-four pences (pennies) to eat.

How much did you pay for your ticket? - ﻿It cost four pences (pennies) to get into the Globe Theater, and to get a good seat and cushion.

Where did you sit? - ﻿She sat on one of the highest balcony's with the good view, over looking everyone and everything.

A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? - ﻿Her friends wanted to go dancing, that only the upper class, like themselves could afford.

Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? - ﻿Her future husbands parents, she didn't really like him or her future husband, but she always had to be on her best behaviour around them, for her own parents.

Who ruled England at the time? - King James I of England and Queen Elizabeth I, were ruling at the time of the Elizabethan Age.

What was some gossip about the ruler? - Most of the people belived that Queen Elizabeth was in love with Robert Dudley, who was the first Earl of Leicester.

Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time? - The Lord Mayor of London during this time was Thomas Skinner.

What is the last book you read? - The last book she had read was the bible, her family finds it important to read.