Elizabethan acting companies took the names of their patrons--by law, no acting company could exist unless it was sponsored by a noble or royal patron. This was automatic; neither Shakespeare nor anyone else could change the name of the company. The name of the company did not "honor" anyone, it showed who was giving the actors legal protection.
Shakespeare had nothing to do with the name of the acting company he co-founded. The name was given by the company's patron or sponsor. When the patron changed, so did the name of the company.
There is no evidence that Shakespeare changed his name. He received a Coat of Arms for his father which enabled him to be Gentleman, but his name did not change.
in Australia there is one called bell Shakespeare but im not sure about other companies
Shakespeare did not make the change. Even if the company could have the right to change the name, Shakespeare did not have the right to speak for the company--Richard Burbage was its leader not Shakespeare. The name was changed by King James I. When he came to the throne, he took over patronage of the company. When the patron changed, the name changed.
Shakespeare did not change his name. It was always William Shakespeare. Although it got spelled a lot of peculiar ways from time to time. People in his day didn't get as anal about the spelling of names as people do now.
Shakespeare had nothing to do with the name of the acting company he co-founded. The name was given by the company's patron or sponsor. When the patron changed, so did the name of the company.
There is no evidence that Shakespeare changed his name. He received a Coat of Arms for his father which enabled him to be Gentleman, but his name did not change.
in Australia there is one called bell Shakespeare but im not sure about other companies
King's Men
He did not.
Shakespeare did not make the change. Even if the company could have the right to change the name, Shakespeare did not have the right to speak for the company--Richard Burbage was its leader not Shakespeare. The name was changed by King James I. When he came to the throne, he took over patronage of the company. When the patron changed, the name changed.
Shakespeare did not change his name. It was always William Shakespeare. Although it got spelled a lot of peculiar ways from time to time. People in his day didn't get as anal about the spelling of names as people do now.
None of the theatres Shakespeare was involved in changed their names.
No character in Shakespeare is called Deborah, and the person of that name in the Bible did not change her name.
because when queen elizabeth died they changed the name
Shakespeare did not, by himself, change the name. He was one of a dozen or so shareholder who voted to change the name when the King of Britain, James I, offered to become the company's patron. [They went with a more prestigious brand.]
Shakespeare had been dead for almost 350 years in 1961. The Puritans dissolved all of the active acting companies in 1642.