Was Shakespeare popular in his day?

Answer 1

Shakespeare's plays have always enjoyed a certain amount of popularity. They were very successful in the Elizabethan and Jacobean theatre for which they were written. In the Restoration period they were thought of as old-fashioned, and in the eighteenth century they survived largely in adaptations which made them conform to the then current style. The original plays were thought of as crude. The Romantics of the nineteenth century began to idolize Shakespeare, creating what Bernard Shaw called Bardolatry. Over the century, producers turned more and more to the original scripts. In both the twentieth and twenty-first century Shakespeare's plays remain enormously popular, being constantly performed and appreciated everywhere in the world.

Answer 2

He was certainly well-known around London, especially among the theatre crowd. He was noted as an actor in the diaries of a number of contemporaries, including John Davies of Hereford. He was also praised as a writer by Francis Meres and the authors of the Parnassus plays. His reputation as a writer became great enough that his name was attached to works he had not written, in order to sell them more effectively.

Answer 3

Because he wrote and produced plays that many people liked.

Answer 4

He was relatively popular during his life, yes, but he is much more popular now than he was then.

Answer 5

yes William Shakespeare was popular during his lifetime. His plays were commercial successes and were written for his Globe Theater. As a person, he kept a low profile.

Answer 6

Yes, Shakespeare was a popular playwright back then. He was not the only one by any means, but his plays helped make his acting company the best and most famous in the country.

Answer 7

yes he was shakespeare!

Answer 8

Very!!!

Answer 9

yes he was