Both. Fist he was contemporary (and wrote for) with Elisabeth I, whose throne was inherited by the King of Scotland, who became James I (and Shakespeare was his contemporary, too).
Elizabethan Times, Jacobean Era and The Stuart era
He wrote both. His writing career spanned the reigns of both Elizabeth I and James I.
Strictly speaking the Elizabethan Theatre was the theatre during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England 1558-1603. The Shakespearean Theatre was the theatre during the career of William Shakespeare, being 1590-1613 more or less. As you see, there was a lot of Elizabethan Theatre before Shakespeare got started and he also did a lot of work after her death, during the period of the Jacobean Theatre. The Elizabethan and Jacobean periods are sometimes called English Renaissance Theatre.
Shakespeare was the most famous playwright. Christopher Marlowe was also a famous playwright during that time.
If it hadn't been for the Elizabethan Age, Shakespeare would have lived most of his life in a timeless limbo. If the years 1558 to 1603 hadn't existed, Shakespeare would have appeared in the Jacobean Age at the age of 39 already, with only 13 years of his life left to live.
William Shakespeare is not a Neoclassical writer. He is considered a Renaissance playwright who wrote during the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
In the Elizabethan/Jacobean era, when William Shakespeare was alive.
In England, the eras in which Shakespeare are named after the monarchs: the Elizabethan and Jacobean periods.
They were an Elizabethan and Jacobean acting company who were around from 1594 to 1642. Their most famous members were William Shakespeare and Richard Burbage.
William Shakespeare was born in 1564, meaning that he lived during the Elizabethan era. This era was defined by the rule of Queen Elizabeth I.
Elizabethan Times, Jacobean Era and The Stuart era
Playwright, poet, Elizabethan, actor, theatre.
He wrote both. His writing career spanned the reigns of both Elizabeth I and James I.
Shakespeare lived in the reigns of two English monarchs, Elizabeth I and James I, whose reigns are known as the Elizabethan Age and the Jacobean Age respectively.
Strictly speaking the Elizabethan Theatre was the theatre during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England 1558-1603. The Shakespearean Theatre was the theatre during the career of William Shakespeare, being 1590-1613 more or less. As you see, there was a lot of Elizabethan Theatre before Shakespeare got started and he also did a lot of work after her death, during the period of the Jacobean Theatre. The Elizabethan and Jacobean periods are sometimes called English Renaissance Theatre.
Audience in the elizabethan era
Shakespeare was the most famous playwright. Christopher Marlowe was also a famous playwright during that time.