The True Prince (2002)
The True Prince
“I told Starling as she cut parsley in the garden just before dinner. A soft, summery breeze carried the shouts of the Condell children, who were playing Hoodman Blind over by the gate. My head had finally cleared, though Kit had left a knot on the left side to remember him by.
“I'm wondering just what those ‘expectations' were,” she mused.
“For his performance, I suppose—what else?”
She did not answer directly. “If I had known about the message to Kit beforehand, I could have kept a close watch... on the patrons in the gallery. It would have been a welcome distraction from Mistress Critic, who was talking down Master Shakespeare as always. She puts me in mind of Ben Jonson.”
Master Jonson was Shakespeare's closest rival, who claimed to love him like a brother but criticized him no end.
“What else could the expectations be?” I asked again.
“I think this goes beyond the stage. Here's a lad who's known for meeting every mark set for him. He could hold an audience spellbound from the age of eleven.MoreLess
“I'm wondering just what those ‘expectations' were,” she mused.
“For his performance, I suppose—what else?”
She did not answer directly. “If I had known about the message to Kit beforehand, I could have kept a close watch... on the patrons in the gallery. It would have been a welcome distraction from Mistress Critic, who was talking down Master Shakespeare as always. She puts me in mind of Ben Jonson.”
Master Jonson was Shakespeare's closest rival, who claimed to love him like a brother but criticized him no end.
“What else could the expectations be?” I asked again.
“I think this goes beyond the stage. Here's a lad who's known for meeting every mark set for him. He could hold an audience spellbound from the age of eleven.MoreLess
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