In Shakespeare's time, all levels of society attended plays. the working class spent a penny to stand as groundlings in the yard surrounding the stage. The middle class spent three pence to sit on stools or benches in the galleries, and wealthy patrons spent sixpence to watch from Lords Rooms, the equivalent of skyboxes today.
Shakespeare's plays were attended by the super rich and the upper middle class. Lower classes attended the plays for a penny and were allowed to stand outside the grounds of the outdoor play. They were called groundlings.
All sorts of monarchs went to see shakespeares plays including Elizabeth the first and king Edward the firstMostly men and nobles. Quick fun fact: Men were only allowed to be in Shakespeare's plays back in his day.
The groundlings were the people who bought standing room tickets.
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
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Shakespeare's plays were attended by the super rich and the upper middle class. Lower classes attended the plays for a penny and were allowed to stand outside the grounds of the outdoor play. They were called groundlings.
All sorts of monarchs went to see shakespeares plays including Elizabeth the first and king Edward the firstMostly men and nobles. Quick fun fact: Men were only allowed to be in Shakespeare's plays back in his day.
Shakespeare did...
Many thousands of people have taken part in Shakespeare's plays.
The groundlings were the people who bought standing room tickets.
the queen loved shakespeares plays alot and many people did and still do
Actors. Before 1660, only actors and no actresses performed in the plays.
No
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Actors. The performers in any play are called actors.
When people paid their admission, they paid their money into a box. Hence, box office.
Many people believed in the supernatural. Shakespeare reflects this in some of the scenes in his plays.