Hamlet. It's Shakespeare's longest play, and Hamlet talks for 37% of it.
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Young boys.
Octavia is a character in Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra," which was likely written between 1606 and 1607. She is the sister of Caesar Augustus and serves as a significant figure in the political and emotional dynamics of the play. Her role highlights themes of loyalty, family, and the complexities of power during the Roman era.
Women had a very limited role in the Elizabethan theatre, being involved mainly in the tiring house or costume department.
Men and boys played these parts. It was considered indecent for women to appear on stage.
The sixth longest role in a single play is often considered to be the character of "Medea" in Euripides' tragedy of the same name. This role features extensive monologues and dialogues, allowing for deep exploration of the character's emotions and motivations. However, rankings can vary depending on interpretations and adaptations of the play, so it’s important to refer to specific productions for exact word counts.
none, only men could be in plays during the time that Shakespeare was around.
Jade West.
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Roleplay is a single word, Role-playing is hyphenated.
Young boys.
Young boys played the role of women.
Hamlet is listed as having 1495 lines. However, this is using a text which includes parts of both the Second Quarto and First Folio texts which are different. The next longest role of anyone in a single play in the form it was originally published is Richard III in the play of the same name with 1171 lines. After Hamlet and Richard come Iago (1098 lines), Henry V (1028 lines) and Coriolanus (897 lines). The longest female role is Cleopatra at 686. The characters who have the highest percentage of lines in the plays they play in are Hamlet again (37%), Timon (34%), Henry V (32%) and Richard III (31%) In addition, some characters appear in multiple plays and if you could count their lines from all of their plays they would have a lot more, particularly Falstaff (both parts of Henry IV and Merry Wives), Henry V (both parts of Henry IV and Henry V) and Richard III (Henry VI Part 3 and Richard III)
In his time, young boys did the role of ladies.
Yes, he also played the role as a football player in the movie "The Longest Yard".
The mother usually has to pay for the dresses
Octavia is a character in Shakespeare's play "Antony and Cleopatra," which was likely written between 1606 and 1607. She is the sister of Caesar Augustus and serves as a significant figure in the political and emotional dynamics of the play. Her role highlights themes of loyalty, family, and the complexities of power during the Roman era.