Before the plays were regularly taught in schools (and only very few of them are taught in schools), people knew Shakespeare's plays from watching them be performed. It's still the best way to get to know them.
Shakespeare did...
The Globe
Many thousands of people have taken part in Shakespeare's plays.
The groundlings were the people who bought standing room tickets.
the queen loved shakespeares plays alot and many people did and still do
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
yes, you can look at the sun's location
No
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good question. i lack knowledge to know though...
No. We know of at least one, Sir Thomas More, that he and his collaborators could not get past the censors.
Hamlet is the most performed play. As far as I know, none have been prefoomed.