Shakespeare's Words
Widge
Falconer
Julia
Plot and Setting
100

What does "aye" mean?

Yes

100

How old is Widge when he first comes to London?

14

100

How many men does Falconer beat up on the way to London?

six

100

What part does Julian play in Hamlet?

Ophelia

100

Where does most of the story take place?

London

200

What does "ken" mean?

know

200

How does Widge feel about Julian/Julia?

He sees both the boy and the girl as friend.

200

What religion is Falconer

Jewish

200

How is Julia's trust discovered?

She gets injured

200

Where is the script of Hamlet kept?

The property room

300

The doctor is described as "frugal." What does frugal mean?

Cheap

300

Why does Dr. Bright originally adopt Widge?

To be his apprentice.

300

Who is wearing a mask and pretending to be Falconer?

Simon Bass

300

Where does Julia go so that she can act on stage?

France

300

In London, people must be in their homes by ten at night. What is this called?

Curfew

400

What is "charactery"?

The shorthand writing Widge uses to copy Hamlet.

400

Who does Widge drop the paint brush on?

Shakespeare 

400

When they first get to London, Falconer asks Widge to walk downwind from him? Why?

Widge fell in the sewer

400

How does Julian help Widge?

Widge is about to get beaten up and robbed.

400

How many people could fit into the Globe Theater?

500-1000

500

The doctor describes Widge as "sluggish." What does sluggish mean?

Lazy

500

Do the actors accept Widge back after they find out he was sent to steal the script?

Yes, they do

500

How does Falconer know so much about the Theater?

As Simon Bass, he was an actor.

500

Who does Julian fight when she is discovered to be a woman?

Nick

500

Where do the players perform Hamlet for the Queen?

At the Queen's castle