Shakespeare

Age 21 Name Isobel Culpepper please select a name from [|Elizabethan Names] or [|Faire Names for English Folk] Sex female Marital status betrothed to a nobleman's son Occupation (if any) none, father is a wealthy landowner; gentryman - find ideas at the [|Services and Occupations] listing from Life in Elizabethan England Income none relies on family Where in London do you live? [|Tudor London map] How much education did you receive? Taught by mother and tutor What were you taught? Etiquette and housekeeping, reading/writing What is your religion? Protestant How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? it was the official religion of the time so only positivley What play do you go to see? Twelfth Night How did you know it was playing? a white flag flying above the theatre (white for comedy) What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? Midsummer Night's Dream What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now? Midsummer Night's Dream What actor in the company is your favorite actor? Robert Armin (feste) How are you dressed when you attend the play? mask, Fine clothing rich colours (no purple) dark blue Describe some of the costumes the actors wear. Depending on their charachters, they would wear different colours/materials to indicate what their charachter was like. You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? Another mask, corset and new dress (red velvet) trimmed with fox/otter, ruffled yoke What did you dine on before going to the theater? good meat, bread, and sweets When did you eat? Dinner- 12 to 2 What did you drink? Wine How much did it cost? an outrageous goose 4 pence biscuit 2 pence wine 2s How much did you pay for your ticket? threepence, 5d Where did you sit? in the galleries A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? going hunting Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? Duke Dudley Who ruled England at the time? Queen Elizabeth I What was some gossip about the ruler? it was said that she loved a man named robert dudley, but he ws married. his wife then died and there was much speculation over that, too much for the queen to marry him. Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time? John Garrarde What is the last book you read? the Bible