Basically because they are very good. Shakespeare chose stories that deal with essential human problems, dramatised them using complex and ambiguous characters, and gave those characters lines to say which are memorable and express ideas and feelings perfectly. On top of that, he knew how to throw in a dirty joke, an action sequence, a drunkard or a brothel keeper to keep things lively.
William Shakespeare's plays were performed in 'The Globe Theatre'.
The Globe Theater
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
His plays were very popular when he was alive and were performed at the Globe Thaetre. People sat through the plays in the open air for round about 5 hours. The groundlings (poor people) use to stand on the ground watching his plays.
the global theater
The Globe Theatre.
Newington Butts Theatre
The Globe Theatre
With the exception of the period between 1640 and 1660 or so, Shakespeare's plays have been continuously performed in London since about 1590 or so.
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.
Yes, certainly. Shakespeare's company was sponsored by the king, and there are records of a number of his plays being performed at court.