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 * Age:** 21 years old


 * Name** – Edmund Langley


 * Sex**- male


 * Marital status**- single


 * Occupation (if any)** - baker


 * Income**- 5 pounds per year. Very meagre income to live off.


 * Where in London do you live?** - In my own little bakery.


 * How much education did you receive?-** almost none; only learned to write his name from his dad


 * What were you taught?**-how to write his name


 * What is your religion?**-catholic


 * How has your religion affected your life in terms of how you are treated by people in power?-**Almost everybody is Catholic so I was treated the same as everybody else.


 * What play do you go to see?-**Hamlet


 * How did you know it was playing?-**I heard from others that Shakespear plays were great to watch so I saved up a lot of money to go and watch. A friend who went to watch Hamlet told me that it was the best so far so I decided to use my moey on this one.


 * What other Shakespeare plays might you have been able to see?-**none


 * What play by Shakespeare was your favorite until now?-**I hadn't watched any before so don't know


 * What actor in the company is your favorite actor?-**


 * How are you dressed when you attend the play?-** I dressed as best as I could and wore silk, taffeta and velvet trimmings but mostly wool and linen.
 * Describe some of the costumes the actors wear.-** They were wearing highly fashionable constumes purely made out of silk, taffeta and velvet. They were just as fancy as what the noblemen were wearing.


 * You are planning to go to a ball (fancy dance party) after the play. How will you dress for that?-** because I only have one pair of nice clothing, I will wear the same clothes and try not to make it dirty.


 * What did you dine on before going to the theater?-**bread and a block of cheese


 * When did you eat? -** during the play because he was so hungry.


 * What did you drink?**-cheap barley beer


 * How much did it cost?-** nothing because he brought it from home. He only had enough money to go to the play and then go to the ball afterwords.


 * How much did you pay for your ticket?** 1 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?-** Some of my wealthier friends to see cockfights, bear fights and jousting.


 * Who was the most important person you recognized in the audience?-**Sir John Garrard, the Lord Mayer of London


 * Who ruled England at the time?-**Queen Elizabeth 1


 * What was some gossip about the ruler?-**One gossip was that the queen was often visited by Thomas Seymour in her bedroom chamber before she was dressed.


 * Who was the Lord Mayor of London at the time?-**Sir John Garrard


 * What is the last book you read?**-He couldn't read so he hadn't read any book