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People at various times in history have different ideas about what is a decent or an indecent thing to do. At various times and places it has been thought indecent for women to show their legs or faces. Nowadays it is thought to be shocking and indecent for a man to have a love affair with a woman half his age, when for most of the rest of history that would be quite normal. We would be shocked at children playing outside without any clothing when at other times and places this would not be shocking at all.
For us, seeing a woman performing on the stage is quite normal. For Europeans of Shakespeare's day, it was also quite normal. But in England, it was considered to be shocking and indecent behaviour for a woman, as indecent as walking down the street stark naked. Only an absolutely shameless and impudent woman would do it.
Since there could only be one reason why an absolutely shameless and impudent woman would show herself on a stage, namely to advertise herself as a prostitute, the government took steps to ensure that would not happen.
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Who attended shakespeares plays at the globe theatre?
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What type of people performed in shakespeares plays?
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