Scene 10

Question 1

My daughter tells me I am to present a good appearance for friends of William’s in my house.

Answer 1

No need to trouble yourself, Milady Shakespeare.

It’s Henry Condell and John Heminges come from London.

Question 2

What brings you all the way to Stratford, good sirs?

Answer 2

We wanted you to see…. to be the first to see….his work.

Question 3

And we wanted you to see them first.

Answer 3

To see that the life you let him live was lived a thousand times over in the souls he gave us with his pen.

Question 4

That’s it there?

Answer 4

Yes milady.

Question 5

Ben Jonson wrote that? About Will?

Answer 5

Yes milady.

Question 6

All right, girl, enough.

Answer 6

Oh no, my dear, no. If you read it you’ll see he wrote…so often of daughters. Heroines, great loves, great loss. Daughters all.

Question 7

Where would you like to start?

Answer 7

Start….?

Question 8

And I find myself with two fine actors in my presence. Don’t I?

Answer 8

That you do milady.