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Money: He was in the business of filling seats at the playhouse.

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Is William Shakespeare important?

William Shakespeare is the most important writer in the history of writing plays.


Why was it important for Shakespeare's plays to be exciting for the audience?

Shakespeare and his partners were in business. In order to be able to keep paying for new plays, pay for the theatres they used, pay to keep costumes and props in repair, and most importantly, to pay the actors enough to live on, they needed money. The only way they could get money was to get people to buy tickets to their shows. A really popular play might bring in thousands of paying customers and make them a lot of money. That was why Shakespeare's plays had to be exciting, and include lots of ghosts, grisly deaths and swordfights, as well as dirty jokes, puns, and philosophy.


Where is it possible to view the scripts for Shakespeare plays?

The scripts for Shakespeare plays can be purchased at many major book retailers. They will also be available at online stores such as Amazon or similar.


Why is this rigid structure of society important in many Shakespeare's plays?

why is this rigit structure of society important in many shakespeares plays


Why is it important that people understand Shakespeare's theater?

Understanding Shakespeare's Theatre helps one to understand his plays and why they were written in the way they were. This in turn is enormously important as educated persons the world over understand at least the most well-known of Shakespeare's plays, and everyone knows and constantly quotes lines drawn from those plays. Answer: It is not important.


Why is action and movement important to shakespeare plays?

Coz movement is good


Why would shakespeare need to make his plays exciting?

Bums on seats. If you produce boring plays, nobody will buy tickets, and the show loses money. If the show loses money, everybody starves. Exciting plays pack in the audience, the show is a success and everybody eats.


Are Shakespeare's plays still used today?

They are very popular, and very important.


What is important about the old Globe Theare?

It was the theatre which Shakespeare had his plays performed and it was very popular!


Why is shakespeare an important historical figure?

He wrote plays and poems that are still widely read today.


Are Shakespeare's plays written in verses?

Yes Shakespeare's plays were written in verses.


How many plays comprise Shakespeare's portfolio?

Shakespeare wrote 38 plays.