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In 1593-1594 there was an outbreak of plague in London. It was not the most violent outbreak of the disease, but the health regulations of the time dictated that all of the playhouses had to close until the disease was under control. This put the people employed by the theatre industry temporarily out of work. A lot of the actors went on tour of the country towns. Shakespeare, however, put pen to paper and wrote a long somewhat pornographic poem called Venus and Adonis, which he arranged to have published.
Before this time, Shakespeare had already written a few plays. Robert Greene said he could "bombast out the blank verse with the best of you" in 1592. It also appears from Henslowe's diary that Shakespeare, like most other playwrights, sold his plays where he could for not much money, so his early plays show up as being played at the Rose by companies other than Burbage's.
Venus and Adonis was a huge hit. It went through several editions. It made Shakespeare a rich man. It also made him better known as a writer. After this point we do not see his plays being performed by anyone except the Lord Chamberlain's and later King's Men. Both the quality and quantity of his work improve. We can speculate that his partners may have allowed him to spend less time on acting and more on writing because they knew, from Venus and Adonis, that he could write popular stuff.
All thanks to the plague.
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What was the thing that temporarily halted shakespeares play writing career?
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What did the bubonic plague do to shakespeares therter?
It closed the theaters down because people had come to realize that close contact helped spread the disease.
What was the climax of shakespeares career?
When his plays were preformed at the globe theatres, then again nobody has really done what he has done
How long was shakespeares career as a playwright and when was he most sucsessfull?
Shakespeare started writing plays in about 1590 and retired from doing it in 1613. He seems to have been popular and successful at all stages of his career.
Beginning of William shakespeares career?
William Shakespeare has been a writer for most of his life. His earliest performances of his plays were on the London stage by 1592.
How did William shakespeares career start?
He had a dream
In shakespeares time could theatres be closed down if there were too many cases of the plague?
Yep
When did Shakespeares career flourish?
His career started to take off in 1593 after he had Venus adn Adonis published.
What was the thing that temporarily halted shakespeares play writing career?
d
What plague did Shakespeares hometown get hit by?
There was an epidemic of bubonic plague in 1564, the year Shakesepeare was born. Other epidemics also hit from time to time, influenza being common.
What did people die from in shakespeares time?
The usual things: diseases (plague and syphilis were big ones), accidents, old age.
How did the plague affect affect Constantinople?
It had many attacks
What disease raged through London during shakespeares time?
The Bubonic Plague, otherwise known as the Balck Death.
How does the bubonic plague affect muscles?
The Pneumonic plague, (internal bubonic plague,) constricted your throat muscles.
What did the bubonic plague do to shakespeares therter?
It closed the theaters down because people had come to realize that close contact helped spread the disease.
How did the bubonic plague affect shakespeare?
there were not as many people at the theater, and they close when plague happen
What was the climax of shakespeares career?
When his plays were preformed at the globe theatres, then again nobody has really done what he has done
