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There were few other entertainment options in Shakespeare's day. They had their version of reality shows in public executions, their version of self-improvement courses in sermons, their version of sports in bearbaiting and cockfights, and their version of musical theatre in masques. But for drama and comedy, there was only the theatre--no movies and no television.

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They were certainly popular in the 6th century BC in Greece when Aeschylus was writing plays.

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They were certainly popular in the 6th century BC in Greece when Aeschylus was writing plays.

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