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The same way you get a good seat nowadays--you pay for it. Good seats in Shakespeare's theatres could cost 3 to 4 times as much as the cheap seats (which were standing room, not seats at all).

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How much did it cost to sit at a play by Shakespeare?

Tuppence or more, depending on the seat, and whether you wanted a cushion. Those wooden benches were hard!


What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?

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Where did shakespeare get most of his information for writing the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar?

Shakespeare got much of his information from the writings of Plutarch. But remember, Shakespeare was not a historian, he was a playwright. He used artistic licence to change the characters and their motivations in order to write a good play.


What Shakespeare play has lago?

Iago is a major character in Shakespeare's play Othello.


What Shakespeare play had a character named Bartley?

No Shakespeare play has a character of that name.

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How much did it cost to sit at a play by Shakespeare?

Tuppence or more, depending on the seat, and whether you wanted a cushion. Those wooden benches were hard!


Who said No good can come from an evil beginning?

Shakespeare in his play about Julius Caesar


Is A Midsummer Night's Dream a good play?

if you like shakespeare yes. otherwise no


Whats a really good story to read by Shakespeare?

For your first Shakespeare play try Macbeth. It has witches, murders and battles and its the shortest.


How much was admission for each chair to watch a play?

At the Globe Theatre in Shakespeare's day it cost at least tuppence to get a seat. You could get admission for a penny but not a seat. At the Blackfriars indoor theatre the prices were steeper.


What were all the plays related to Shakespeare?

History themed Plays: * King Henry IV Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry IV Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry V - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 1 - play by William Shakespeare * King Henry VI Part 2 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VI Part 3 - a Shakespearean play * King Henry VIII - play by William Shakespeare * King John - play by William Shakespeare * Richard II - play by William Shakespeare * Richard III - play by William Shakespeare Tragedy themed Plays: * Antony and Cleopatra - play by William Shakespeare * Coriolanus - a Shakespearean play * Hamlet - play by William Shakespeare * Julius Caesar - play by William Shakespeare * King Lear - play by William Shakespeare * Macbeth - play by William Shakespeare * Othello - play by William Shakespeare * Romeo and Juliet - play by William Shakespeare * Timon of Athens - a Shakespearean play * Titus Andronicus - a Shakespearean play Comedy themed Plays: * Alls Well That Ends Well - play by William Shakespeare * As You Like It - play by William Shakespeare * Comedy of Errors - play by William Shakespeare * Cymbeline - a Shakespearean play * Love's Labour's Lost - a Shakespearean play * Measure for Measure - play by William Shakespeare * Merchant of Venice - play by William Shakespeare * Merry Wives of Windsor - play by William Shakespeare * Midsummer Nights Dream - play by William Shakespeare * Much Ado About Nothing - play by William Shakespeare * Pericles, Prince of Tyre - a Shakespearean play * Taming of the Shrew - play by William Shakespeare * The Tempest - play by William Shakespeare * Troilus and Cressida - a Shakespearean play * Twelfth Night - play by William Shakespeare * Two Gentlemen of Verona - a Shakespearean play * Winter's Tale - a Shakespearean play


Where did shakespeare get most of his information for writing the play The Tragedy of Julius Caesar?

Shakespeare got much of his information from the writings of Plutarch. But remember, Shakespeare was not a historian, he was a playwright. He used artistic licence to change the characters and their motivations in order to write a good play.


What Shakespeare play has lago?

Iago is a major character in Shakespeare's play Othello.


What Shakespeare play had a character named Bartley?

No Shakespeare play has a character of that name.


Which Shakespeare play featured prospero?

The Tempest. One of Shakespeare's last play.


Who is virgil in Shakespeare?

shakespeare was a person not a play


How do you change the actors had performed a play by Shakespeare into passive voice?

A play by Shakespeare had been performed by the actors.