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Age:15 Name: Nicholas Sex: Male Marital status: single Occupation: cooks Income: 6 pound Where in London do you live? Westminster How much education did you receive? Some from school, most from parents What were you taught? basic household stuff and how to read and write English What is your religion? Catholic How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power? I am respected because most people are Catholic What play do you go to see? A midsummer night's dream How did you know it was playing? Different coloured flags flown around the theatre with each colour representing different plays. What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see? The merchant of Venice What play by Shakespeare was your favourite until now? A midsummer night's dream What actor in the company is your favorite actor? Shakespeare himself who starred as Thesus in A midsummer night's dream How are you dressed when you attend the play? Like a peasant (Shirt, belt, stockings, shoes, breeches.) Describe some of the costumes the actors wear. Gowns and silk clothing. You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that? Like a servant in boots and a ruff shirt. What did you dine on before going to the theatre? veal, fish, beer When did you eat? fish What did you drink? beer How much did it cost? 3 Euros How much did you pay for your ticket? roughly one penny Where did you sit? in the pit A number of your friends chose to spend the afternoon seeing another kind of entertainment, What was it? To go watch acting troupes and trained animals dance. Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience? Queen Elizabeth Who ruled England at the time? Queen Elizabeth What was some gossip about the ruler? Rumors were about her and Thomas Seymour who had visited the Queen in the morning before she was dressed. Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time? 1600 William Ryder What is the last book you read? First Folio, collections of plays Shakespeare wrote.

A Day in London After I finished The last page of First Folio I put down the book and zoned out thinking about how great the story was. It has always been my dream to go see a play by Shakespeare, but sadly the job I currently have as a cook could barely support my basic needs. As I set out for another normal day at my job my boss suddenly came bursting in the kitchen with the biggest smile ever. He told us that we can cook and serve the people (kind of like catering) waiting in the line to see the play "A midsummer night's dream" and that we get a free ticket into the play after. I was so excited I could barely speak. The whole bakery cheered for the opportunity to go see the play. We all dressed in unison with long boots and a ruff shirt. After we got there we began setting up and serving the food it was dinner time and the customers were sure hungry! The people from the bakery would take shifts and when my shift was done I grabbed some fish and beer and sat down to enjoy my dinner. When it was time to go in the whole crowd swarmed into the theater to find their seats. The whole bakery had to sit in the pit because we had a free admission, but I could pay less attention to the pit since the play was about to start. The play was amazing just as expected. When Lysander fell in love with Helena because of the spell I felt the sad betrayal feelings Hermia had felt. The play was full of passion and in the end, it really did seem like a dream to me. The cheering at the end was loud and I clapped as hard as I could. After this play we also served at the ball that was held right beside the theater and it was also pretty amazing. This had been the most inspiring and fun day in my life.