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Elizabethan weddings were not so different from modern ones: - a church ceremony followed by some sort of party or reception if the parents could afford it.
But Elizabethans also recognised 'handfasting' - a ceremony where the couple to be married would affirm their intention to get married at some future date in front of a group of witnesses.
Handfasting wasn't usually as big a deal as a wedding, and usually it was seen only as the equivalent of a modern engagement (it was difficult to wriggle out of a handfasting, but not impossible). But sometimes a handfasted couple would then live as man and wife with no further ceremony. There was nothing 'wrong' in this - it was just unusual. And obviously, if the girl fell pregnant, there could be no more wriggling out.
Because Elizabethans understood about handfasting they would sympathise with the tricks that Mariana and Helena play in Measure for Measure and All's Well, to trick their 'husbands' into getting them pregnant.
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Where where Shakespeare's plays preformed?
Globe TheaterMost of Shakespeare's plays were preformed at the Globe Theatre in London, that burned down in the 1500's.It is belived that william shakespear preformed many of his plays ay dimishire
Who were the famous actors who preformed in Shakespeare's plays?
Shakespeares plays where preformed by very famous and good actors in the globe theatre. -elz-
When did William Shakespeare perform his play of Romeo and Juliet?
they preformed it in 1849
Who preformed in Shakespeare's plays?
All men because females were not allowed
Where were Shakespeare's plays first preformed?
They were performed in the Globe Theater in London.
Could you watch a play any day during the week in Shakespeare's time?
I think not. They usually preformed on weekends, and reheased during the week.
What was Shakespeare's first play and when was it preformed?
Nobody knows for sure which of Shakespeare's early plays was the first, nevermind when it was first performed.
Where did Shakespeare's plays get preformed?
stages, private theatres, provincial theatres and play houses
Where was the wedding of William Shakespeare?
in mars
Are Shakespeare's plays still performed?
Yes, they are still preformed there are even some movie about the plays that he made.
What was the year of Shakespeare's mum and dad's wedding?
Shakespeare's Mom & Dad Got Married In ....... 1290
How were Shakespeare work preformed?
he had a deep throght and he can swallow a big banana he had a deep throght and he can swallow a big banana
