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Yes, his poem Venus and Adonis went into a number of editions, and his plays drew good crowds. Had they not liked his plays, he would not have continued writing them because he would never have been paid. Fortunately for him, his plays were popular.

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Q: Did Elizabethans like Shakespeare's plays and poetry?
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