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A Renassaince
Faire's entertainment is unique, in that the audience actively participates
with the cast. In the pictures below, Faire workers and patrons are intermingled
indiscriminately (with the obvious exception of the jousting). A customer's
participation is limited only by his or her imagination (and sometimes
not even that). |
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What
would a Renaissance Faire be without jousting? |
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Dogwatch,
temporarily abstaining from shanties long enough to form up a group of
pikemen |
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| Note
to militia: it's probably not the best of ideas to scrounge for recruits
right in front of the beer tent (sure they're willing enough, but quantity
doesn't always equal quality) |
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| Corporal
Littlefield has a similar problem, but he has evidently learned to start
the new recruits off with wooden weapons (hopefully not the hard way)
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Corproal
Littlefield examining the various components of his matchlock before
firing |
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For
a movie of this machlock being loaded and fired (all in less than
20 seconds), click
here |
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and
now to see if the recruits have mastered their lesson |
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| "oh
to Hell with it, just club 'em over the head with the bloody thing"
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There
are matters other than war to be found in the Shire - here a young
man has succombed to the Curse of Silence that has run rampant in
the village (seen in the form of a blue tag hanging around his neck) |
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Curse can only be lifted by the kiss of another, who then becomes afflicted
with the curse |
or,
on occasion, two others (you can see why the Curse ran so rampant) |
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And
Now For Something Completely Different: the Lady Lynda prepares to be
knighted by the Queen |
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The
Queen remarks that becoming a noblewoman increases the likliehood
of finding a husband |
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For
some reason, Lady Lynda is less than enthralled by this relevation |
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the Lady Lynda does not believe herself in need of any such assistance
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evidently her mother, Mistress von Cleavage, does not agree, seekin assistance
from the Court of Common Pleas in finding a husband for her daughter |
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Though
initially not displeased with the Court's first attempt, she is
advised by her mother that "Moor is Less" |
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and,
judging by the reaction of Lady Lynda, the choices available are
quickly going from bad ... |
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to worse |
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"But
Mother!" Lynda cries, "he is more feminine than I am!" |
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that it is unwise to try to thwart Love's True Course; here Miss Juliet
calls up a number of the men of the Shire before the Court of Courtly
Love, for failure to courteously accept and appreciate proper wooing |
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particular, she was quick to point out one egregious example |
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the
21st century term would be "busted" |
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but
in any century ... |
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...
you can run ... |
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Finally,
even when the activity consists of something as innocuous as a masque
(narrated play), it is best to mind one's manners (especially regarding
those ultra-modern signalling devices known as "mobile phones") |
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| Yet
another bit of little-known Renaissance Faire magic - even people at home
can join in the fun! |
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"Virginia
says hello!" |
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| So,
if you've ever wanted to get a taste of what the Faire was like, you can
always have a friend with a mobile phone go in your stead ... |
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and still get the best seat in the house |
