William Shakespeare

Both rich and poor went to Shakespeare’s plays; theywere the popular like movies are today.

Shakespeare himself was well known actor.

There was no copyrighting; actors wrote down Shakespeare’s plays & put it on w/ their theater.

Women were not permitted to appear on stage. Romeo& Juliet performed w/ a young boy as Juliet

Most of Shakespeare’s plays were performed at the GlobeTheatre.

In Shakespeare’s time, you had to have a license to put on aplay.

There were no directors in Shakespeare’s time; the actorsdirected the plays themselves.

Shakespeare was born in 1564 and died in 1616.

Shakespeare wrote in Latin; when translated, they became popularwith English-speakers.

There was no censorship. Playwrights andacting companies could do whatever they wanted.

His most popular play was Titus Andronicus (people were ground into flour & served as bread)

Shakespeare wrote a lot of critically acclaimed plays, but diedpoor and penniless in a tavern.

Everyone had to stand during a play but rich people could payextra and sit on the stage.