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How could londoners tell when a play was to be performed during Shakespeares time?
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∙ 12y ago
The theatre would run a flag up the flagpole if there was a play toward.
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How long could a person expect to live during Shakespeares lifetime?
About 30 years.
Were all shakespeares plays performed?
No. We know of at least one, Sir Thomas More, that he and his collaborators could not get past the censors.
Where else could londoners take shelter at night in World War 2?
The Londoners could have Anderson or Morrison Shelters set up at their homes to take shelter in during the Blitz. There were public places for them to use and the Air Raid Wardens helped everyone get to a shelter.
What role did woman play in shakespeares plays?
none, only men could be in plays during the time that Shakespeare was around.
When were plays performed in shakespeares time?
Shakespeare's plays were performed during daytime. There was no electricity, and no means of artificial light. They were also performed at night at court, in private homes, halls and indoor theatres like the Blackfriars (which Shakespeare owned a share in). They could do this because they did have a means of artificial light: candles.
Could people purchase apples and pears to eat at shakespeares plays during the show?
It is believed that people could indeed buy snacks from fruit vendors during the show. Apples and pears were both common fruits at the time.
Could you eat and drink in the theatre?
Yes, in Shakespeares time.
How many people could be seated during shakespeares time?
All of them except the ones with really bad haemorrhoids. If you want to know how many could be seated in a particular theatre, you had better specify the theatre.
Were kids allowed in the globe in shakespeares time?
Sure, if they could pay the admission.
In shakespeares time could theatres be closed down if there were too many cases of the plague?
Yep
Which was true for those who watched a play at the Globe Theater during Shakespeare's day?
I could be wrong, but I believe that the play was performed during the day.
What snacks were enjoyed during Shakespeares plays?
Records in diaries and so on suggest that people at Elizabethan theatre performances, which presumably includes performances of Shakespeare's plays, ate apples and oranges, hazelnuts and gingerbread. They could get beer in bottles.
