Chapter 29 — A New Play, A New Day

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Chapter 29 — A New Play, A New Day

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Weeks later, Blake and Lucius sit in the green room looking thoroughly depressed — condemned by royal decree to remain in the Chamberlain’s Men. The Queen thinks she’s doing them a favour. They think it’s a sentence. Shakespeare arrives far too cheerful, announcing their new roles with the smile of a man who enjoys their suffering. Blake groans. Lucius mutters. Shakespeare pats Lucius’s shoulder and calls him “a perfect woman.” The cast buzzes happily with their new parts. Blake and Lucius feel like the only two men awaiting execution. Then Bottom arrives — cheerful, oblivious, delighted — and asks their roles. Blake admits he’s Oberon. Lucius confesses he’s Titania. Bottom laughs, saying the roles were made for them. Lucius smiles sweetly and calls him an ass. Bottom beams, missing the insult entirely. Blake leans in, whispering, “He is an ass.” Lucius nods. “And we’re the fairies.” They groan together — two immortals trapped in yet another Shakespearean disaster.

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