| Nat Field is a very talented actor for whom the stage is the only escape from the loss and misery that has been in his life. By the time he is recruited by a producer Arby and flown to London to act in Shakespearian plays in a reenacted Globe theater, Nat is accustomed to his life and avoids speaking of it to anyone. Then, one morning, he wakes up in the year 1599 and is told that he is an actor specially recruited to perform with Shakespeare in his new theater--the Globe. Nat becomes close to Shakespeare and learns to be reconciled to his losses, although he wonders whether he will ever get back to his time again. | ||
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Plot & Themes FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth Time Travel: - largely backwards/past Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14) Time Travel story? Yes Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - a kid Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting Earth setting: - 17th century - current (early 21st century) Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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