The males would play the female roles as well. Normally they would where masks or female clothing to represent the character that they were portraying.
Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
Shakespeare's plays have regularly been played in London from about 1590 to the present day, with the exception of the years 1642 to 1660.
No
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I first found Shakespeare's plays when I was introduced to them at school.
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england.
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wrote lots of plays
The Puritans.
The Globe Theater, London.
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