Is The Shakespeare Stealer a true story?
Is The Shakespeare Stealer a true story?
The Shakespeare Stealer is a 1998 historical fiction novel by Gary Blackwood. Taking place in the Elizabethan-era England, it recounts the story of Widge, an orphan whose master sends him to steal Hamlet from The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. It was an ALA Notable Children’s Book in 1999.
Who is the narrator in Shakespeare Stealer?
Stuart Blinder
Product details
| Listening Length | 5 hours and 16 minutes |
|---|---|
| Author | Gary Blackwood |
| Narrator | Stuart Blinder |
| Whispersync for Voice | Ready |
| Audible.com Release Date | February 21, 2018 |
Where is Widge from?
Widge, the protagonist of Gary Blackwood’s The Shakespeare Stealer, is a fourteen-year-old orphan boy living in Elizabethan England who was born in 1757.
What genre is The Shakespeare Stealer?
Novel
Historical FictionYoung adult fiction
The Shakespeare Stealer/Genres
What is Adam’s job in the Shakespeare Stealer?
Adam steals Widge’s savings. When the boys arrive at Leicester to stay at Simon Bass’s, there are already people living and working there. One of them is Adam, who works in the stables.
Who is Widge’s captor?
Widge’s captor in The Shakespeare Stealer is Thomas Pope. He is an actor who catches Widge snooping around behind the stage at the Globe Theatre.
How much did the stranger pay for Widge?
Widge is not too bright, and he is lazy. The stranger offers Dr. Bright 10 pounds sterling for Widge.
What was special about the writing Widge had been trained to do?
What special skill does Widge acquire at end of chapter 1? He has learned character; it’s a secret language.
What time does the Shakespeare Stealer take place?
It is the year 1601, and Will Shakespeare is testing some of his plays in the Globe Theater in London, when the 14-year-old orphan Widge is hired to steal one of the play scripts.
Who is Adam Shakespeare?
Adam is a kindly old servant, rumoured to have been played by Shakespeare himself, in As You Like It.
How much did the stranger pay for widge?
What did widge say he wanted to become when he came to London?
What did Widge tell the players to escape being punished? That he had no master, came to London by himself, all to be an actor.
What is the book The Shakespeare Stealer about?
The Shakespeare Stealer. Taking place in Elizabethan-era England, it recounts the story of Widge, an orphan whose master sends him to steal Hamlet from The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. It was an ALA Notable Children’s Book in 1999. Blackwood published two sequels, Shakespeare’s Scribe (2000) and Shakespeare’s Spy (2003).
When did Gary Blackwood write the Shakespeare Stealer?
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Why does bass want to steal Shakespeare’s manuscript?
Bass hopes to use the illegally copied manuscript to stage his own version of the play with his theatre troupe, thus undermining Shakespeare’s profits as well as those of the players at the Globe Theatre.
What happens to the pad that was stolen from the theatre?
Widge reasons that whoever stole the pad will likely discard it because the coded writing is useless without a translator. He returns to the theatre to search for it. Once there, a player named Thomas Pope apprehends him and asks him why he is lurking around the theatre’s backstage, which is off limits to the general public.
