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because puritans believed only in work and prayer. if you weren't working you must be praying or sleeping because almost everything else was a sin. they considered people doing things such as acting or even just watching plays to be sinful and lime should be spent with god.
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∙ 16y agoThe Puritans hated everything about Elizabethan England. That's why so many of them came to America. They were perfectly free to worship as they chose in England, but they could not stand the fun everyone else was having, for example at Christmas, which they refused to celebrate. Of course there were no actresses in Shakespeare's England - female parts were usually played by boys - but you may rest assured that the Puritans would have hated them if there had been any.
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∙ 13y agoHe was involved with the theatre which was obviously evil for a number of reasons:
It took place in the same part of town where the brothels were.
It depicted all kinds of bad stuff such as drinking, swearing, lewd behaviour, and murder.
It kept people from entertainments the Puritans approved of, like going to church and reading The Bible.
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∙ 13y agoCensorship
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Who wanted to close Shakespeare's theater because they thought it to be sinful?
Puritans.
What group wanted theatres to be closed down in Shakespeare's time?
the puritans wanted to close down the theaters in Shakespeare time
Did some people want to ban plays in shakespeare s time?
yes, the puritans
What was the name of the powerful religious group that often tried to close the theater during shakespeares time?
The Puritans. In 1642, after Shakespeare's death, they succeeded in forcing the government to stop all stage plays and in 1644 Shakespeare's Globe was demolished by the Puritans.
Why did puritans ban shakespeare?
puritans believed that plays were making the society lazy and incompetent, they also believed that it was to revealing and vulgar. The plays pretty much contradicted puritan beliefs That is the reason they closed the Globe theater. Also why they banned Shakespeare
What did puritans disapprove of?
Everything that was even remotely fun, including smiling...
Who wanted to close Shakespeare's theater because they thought it to be sinful?
Puritans.
What group wanted theatres to be closed down in Shakespeare's time?
the puritans wanted to close down the theaters in Shakespeare time
Did some people want to ban plays in shakespeare s time?
yes, the puritans
What did the puritans pay to see a shakespeare play?
Nothing--the Puritans were against theatre and when they got control of the country they banned it. Instead of watching lewd entertainments like Shakespeare plays, they went to church and listened to very long sermons for free.
What was the name of the powerful religious group that often tried to close the theater during shakespeares time?
The Puritans. In 1642, after Shakespeare's death, they succeeded in forcing the government to stop all stage plays and in 1644 Shakespeare's Globe was demolished by the Puritans.
Why did puritans ban shakespeare?
puritans believed that plays were making the society lazy and incompetent, they also believed that it was to revealing and vulgar. The plays pretty much contradicted puritan beliefs That is the reason they closed the Globe theater. Also why they banned Shakespeare
What was the name of Shakespeare's theatre company in 1961?
Shakespeare had been dead for almost 350 years in 1961. The Puritans dissolved all of the active acting companies in 1642.
A sentence with the word disapprove?
'I disapprove of you doing that'.
Who liked to watch William Shakespeare plays?
Everyone, except Puritans, whose religion told them that enjoying yourself was bad.
How would you use disapprove in an sentence?
I disapprove of your behavior.
What 16Th century religious sect disapproved of Shakespeare's plays?
The Puritans disapproved of all plays whether or not they were by Shakespeare. They disapproved of such forms of entertainment, recommending listening to sermons and reading the Bible instead.
