Did shakespeare have a lot of money?

Answer 1

I am not exactly sure, but I believe that to attend a play, it cost a penny. (might be lost in conversion) One thing I know is that being an actor was not a particularly high paying career. Actors were not famous and are not celebrities.

The previous writer forgot which actor and playwright we're talking about. He and two others in his company were very famous - the most famous actors of the 1500s and of the 1600s. Burbage and Shakespeare were certainly celebrities, writing and acting for the most popular theatres in all of Western Europe. Attending open night of one of his plays was a hot ticket indeed, with even cheaper tickets starting at a shilling.

All of this left Shakespeare very very wealthy indeed. Essentially all of the money he made was from being an actor, with payment of perhaps £20 at the most for one play at the peak of his fame. At the time of his death, he owned the second largest house in Stratford-upon-Avon, several other houses both in Stratford and on both sides of the River Thames in London. He owned a half share of two different major theatres in London (so as a member of the acting company, he paid rent to himself). At his death (on his 52nd birthday) one third of his estate went to his wife, and the vast majority of the rest went to his elder daughter Susannah. and her husband. This included twenty separate properties, mostly houses in Warwickshire. Dozens of friends received "small" legacies. His three nephews each received £5, the equivalent of about £30,000 or US $50,000 today. He left his sister Joan all of his clothes (actor's wardrobe) as well as £20 (about £120,000 or $200,000 today), with the same amount left for the poor of "Stratford-upon-Avon". And that still left the equivalent of close to a million dollars for his younger unmarried daughter Judith (she had just got married, but there was a scandal, concerning her new husband, and Shakespeare deliberately considered her unmarried).

That's a more accurate answer, in my opinion.

Answer 2

He made a lot of money, believe me, but not directly from writing plays. He and his company made money from producing plays, so by writing great plays he helped the production be successful, which made him rich.

Answer 3

Yes, Shakespeare was reasonably well off. He was able to buy New Place, one of the largest houses in Stratford, and people were always touching him for loans. He was part owner of two theatres.

Answer 4

Yes a lot . Because of his storys .