“A falcon, towering in her pride of place,

Was by a mousing owl hawk'd at and kill'd.”

What does the falcon represent? Does it represent the king? Who was it reserved for to hunt with falcons?

What does the owl represent? Was the natural order usurped by the owl?

Who sends falcons to hunt? If the falcon was “hawk’d”, how do hawks kill their prey? From above?

Is the stage blood red? Stage set?