They were and still are extremely entertaining.
The Globe
John Heminges was a big fan of his fellow-actor Shakespeare's writing which is why he was one of the people who arranged for all of his plays (well, most) to be published in one big fancy volume.
He never said, actually. He worked in various theatres but he might have liked them all equally well.
Shakespeares plays where watched by many but usally the poor as the veiwings were free as they were so well loved !!
Shakespeares plays where watched by many but usally the poor as the veiwings were free as they were so well loved !!
In theatres. In his day they also had special performances in private homes. Since then a lot get acted on movie sets as well. And then and now, schools were popular places to put on plays.
William, of course, as well as Gilbert, Richard and Edmund. Also he had two daughters, Anne and Joan, but Anne died when she was 8. They had two other daughters before William but they died as babies.
Well performed for the crowds.
He wrote his own plays and sometimes performed in those plays
Very well. Shakespeare was a popular playwright in his day. Some of his competitors (e.g. Greene) sneered at him for his lack of education, but many people think this was just jealousy.
1. The Merchant of Venice 2. Richard II 3. All's Well that Ends Well 4. Winter's Tale 5. Titus Andronicus 6. Hamlet
Yes.