Shakespeare wrote his plays to appeal to a broad spectrum of people, from apprentices and workers, through the middle class to the lesser nobility. The theatres were large enough to hold thousands so they needed broad appeal. The upper class and royalty watched the plays at court. The only people who did not attend the plays were the Puritans who looked at theatre as the work of the devil.
Anyone who lived around that area, the rich people got the better seats whereas the peasants paid a penny to stand
All classes of people, from poor apprentices all the way to the monarch.
The groundlings were the people who bought standing room tickets.
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
The audience
No
When people paid their admission, they paid their money into a box. Hence, box office.
The rich were the ones who saw his plays.
Shakespeare did...
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.
The audience
the church were actually against theatre! they saw it as a sin! hence the mocking of christians in many of shakespeares plays
chips and beans
No
When people paid their admission, they paid their money into a box. Hence, box office.
Actors. The performers in any play are called actors.