my mum
beardless younger men for the yonger roles and comic men for older women because women were not allowed to act.
but i think this is unfair because women act now
your mam is wierd
my mum
Shelter- Shaun
He played one of the Cop roles.
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Males
Young boys played the role of women.
In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by young boys or men because women were not allowed to perform on stage. This was a common practice due to societal norms and restrictions at the time.
I don't know what Elizabeth you are speaking of, but I presume it was because she was a female Shakespearean actress who was acting after the year 1660 sometime. Sometimes actresses play the male roles in Shakespeare as well.
The female roles in Shakespeare's day were performed by Boy Players: young actors who had not yet reached puberty and therefore did not have masculine voices. Some of the Boy Players were Apprentice Actors, the modern equivalent would be Interns.
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
Most of the time, all roles were played by men.
Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
Males played both female and male parts, because acting was not a "suitable" profession for women at the time.
Shakespeare is not the only dramatist of his time to write plays with leading female roles. John Webster's plays The White Devil and The Duchess of Malfi also have strong female leads. The reason probably has to do with the quality of performers in the company. Shakespeare wrote specifically for the actors in his company, and clearly there were a number of talented boys for whom Shakespeare felt confident writing roles like Rosalind, Viola, Isabella and Helena.
Women did not participate in Shakespearean plays. All roles, including female ones, were played by men.
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