Fights, And More Fights

King Of Shadows

By:  Susan Cooper  

I read from chapter fifteen through nineteen (the end of the book).  

Chapter 15:  Nat, Shakespeare, and Burbage went to see the queen.  The one thing she thought was bad about the queens costume was the hair.  Mostly everybody in the company went to the tavern to celebrate.  The company was going to play in the Queen's court in a month.  Roper said that there was a boy from St. Paul's school that came looking for him while he was seeing the queen.  

William Shakespeare promised Nat a spot in his company when he finished school.  William Shakespeare had to leave the next morning early and Nat had to leave later that morning. That was the last time that Nat would see William Shakespeare.  

Chapter 16:  Nat had a dream of his father throwing his up into the air and catching him again when he was a little boy.  Suddenly a bird came down and swooped Nathan up and carried him away.  He could see his father getting smaller and smaller in the distance, and finally, he disappeared forever.  Nat could hear someone telling him to wake up and that he was leaving today.  

Chapter 17:  Nat woke up and noticed he was in a different place than he was when he feel asleep.  He was back in the hospital bed.  Nat looked frantically under his pillow for the poem from Shakespeare.  It wasn't there.  He ate breakfast, and then showered off.  A nurse took him in a wheelchair to the waiting room.  Mrs. Fisher and Aunt Jen were there.  

Rachel and Gil came by later that afternoon.  They were happy that Nat was better.  Rachel said that Arby was longing to have him back.  Rachel hugged Nat when they were going to leave, and she saw green paint on Nat's neck.  

Aunt Jen was staying with the Fishers.  

Nat went to the theater for the practice.  Nat didn't like the costumes.  Nat and Arby got into a fight.  Nat ran out of the theater with Rachel and Gil following him.  They caught up to Nat.  Nat sat down and explained the whole thing.  

Chapter 18:  They both believe Nat; they thought he was so lucky.  They went over to Arby's house to do some research on Nat Field of 1599.  They figured out that Nat was switched with him for a reason.  Read the book to find out why. They also found out what sonnet Shakespeare had given to Nat.  

Chapter 19:  Nat decided to go back to the rehearsal.  Before that he wanted to copy down the sonnet that Shakespeare gave to him.  Arby found Nat, and gave him two books.  The first one was a book of Shakespeare's sonnets, and the other one was the play The Tempest.  The Tempest was written by Shakespeare, and connected to Nat.  

The next day was performance day.  Nat woke up.  Nat got into another fight with Arby at the theater.  Arby told everybody to take a ten minute break. Arby talked to Nat alone and after he had said some things, Nat asked him who he was.  Arby said that he was just an actor and that his name was Arby Babbage.  His initials were RB and his first name was Richard.  I will let you think about that.  He also explained the play The Tempest to Nat.  

Question:  I wonder what was running through Arby's head when Nat ran out of the theater.  I also wonder what waas going through Arby's head when Nat got into another fight with him after he had just given him some books, and was nice to him.  

Prediction:  I predict that The Tempest will be important in Nat's life from the moment he learned about how it connected to him to the moment he dies.  

Connection:  I am going to make a spiritual connection this week.
Nat lost the poem that was really important to him about how love never changes, it is always with you, and nothing can get in the way of ir.  Because I am a Christian, I have something that Jesus gave to me that I can never lose like Nat lost his poem.  I can never lose his love for me.  He will always love us and his love is always there for us and NOTHING can get in the way of it.  Just like the song says, "Your love never fails it never gives up, it never runs out on me. Your love never fails it never gives up, it never runs out on me."  

Key Question:  There is no Key Question again this week!  :)  

Saving Zasha:  

I read chapters 18, 19, 20, and 21 this week.  I still think that you should read it.