To entertain. Elizabethan playscripts are as varied as all the screenplays used in all the films in the world: some are funny, some are serious, some are stupid, some are intellectual, some are all pageantry and song and dance, and some are all about the characters. Sex and violence are, as always, favourite themes. And why? Because people love to be entertained.
The purpose of musical plays , was to communicate with people and express emotions.
As far as I am concerned existentialism plays no part.
To express her political ideas.
No.
To make the audience think about issues from real life
Some plays we're critical of customs,politics,and people.
The plot is the "backbone" in plays. It drives the play; it is the story. You may be able to read only the dialogue, but the dialogue itself is the plot.
Shakespeare didn't invent the idea of plays. It was the Greeks who did that. He did however write a number of them, for the purpose of making money for himself and his partners.
To study the role religion plays in people's lives.
Shakespeare wrote his plays to make money. He was part owner of a theatre company and they made more money if they had new plays and good plays to put on. Shakespeare was able to provide the company with both.
To entertain, and theatre was a form of art.
Yes, God has a purpose for everything he has made. Even the smallest of the organism also plays a role in the environment so as to ensure harmonious functioning of the earth.