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There are three clues as to parts Shakespeare played as an actor. He is listed in the cast list of Jonson's plays Every Man in his Humour and Sejanus. A contemporary of his said that Shakespeare favoured "kingly roles". A person writing some time after Shakespeare's death said that he played the Ghost in Hamlet. Although this is a later commentary, it is consistent with the idea that he played "kingly roles" so we can be pretty confident (not sure--nobody is ever sure) that he did play that role.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoIt's hard to say. Shakespeare was known as an actor in his day, but nobody contemporary with him singled out a particular role he played, nor are there programs which list which actors played which part. The closest we can come is that one of his contemporaries (John Davies in 1610) said that Shakespeare favoured "kingly roles". Another writer, writing some time after his death, (Rowe in 1709) said that Shakespeare played the Ghost in Hamlet. This is really the only role which is associated with Shakespeare but we cannot really say it was his greatest. He may have had others which were much more effective.
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∙ 10y agoThe only specific part which we have anything like a contemporary rumour that Shakespeare played is that of the Ghost in Hamlet. Our source for this is a little after Shakespeare's time. An exact contemporary of his said he liked to play "kingly roles" which would tend to confirm this and also suggest such roles as Henry IV in the Henry IV plays, Escalus in Romeo and Juliet, or Duke Senior in As You Like It.
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∙ 13y agoThe old story is that Shakespeare played "kingly parts" and in particular the Ghost in Hamlet. However the story about him playing the ghost is not contemporary.
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∙ 12y agoIt's an established tradition that Shakespeare probably played the Ghost in Hamlet. That seems like a kingly enough part.
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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
What part did William Shakespeare himself play in Shakespeare's season?
There are no records of William Shakespeare appearing in any productions
What Shakespeare play says but for your own part it was greek to me?
Hamlet
What shakespeare play is hotspur in?
Henry IV Part One.
What part of the play Hamlet did shakespeare play?
There is an old story that Shakespeare played the Ghost, however, there is no documentary proof of that. So it may or may not be true.
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
What part did William Shakespeare himself play in Shakespeare's season?
There are no records of William Shakespeare appearing in any productions
What shakespeare play is hotspur in?
Henry IV Part One.
What Shakespeare play says but for your own part it was greek to me?
Hamlet
What part of the play Hamlet did shakespeare play?
There is an old story that Shakespeare played the Ghost, however, there is no documentary proof of that. So it may or may not be true.
Did William Shakespeare ever play a part in one of his own play scripts?
Yes. The first Folio lists a number of actors who played in Shakespeare's plays, and Shakespeare himself is at the top of the list.
Why is there a play inside a play in a midsummers nights dream?
Having a bunch of amateur actors put on a play as a part of Shakespeare's play allowed Shakespeare to make fun of inept playwrights and actors which helped the audience appreciate the skill of Shakespeare and his fellow actors.
What play did shakespeare write with joan of arc in it?
Henry VI Part 1
What would William shakespeare wear on a play?
A costume. Which costume would depend on which part.
What the play which Shakespeare played in?
Unfortunately it was not common in Shakespeare's day to keep records of what actor played what part in any plays. We are fortunate in that Ben Jonson made a record of the actors who played in his plays Sejanus and Every Man in His Humour, and Shakespeare appeared in both those plays, although the record does not show what part he played. The First Folio also lists actors who played in Shakespeare's plays, including Shakespeare, but not who played in which play nor what part they took.
Is the play written by Shakespeare Hamlet a silent play?
No. Most of the characters in the play have speaking parts, although there are Lords, guardsmen and others mentioned in the stage directions who do not speak. However, as part of the play-within-a-play, Shakespeare wrote a prologue to the play called a "dumb-show" which is in fact a "silent play"--the actors do not speak. So in that sense a part of Hamlet is indeed a silent play.
What year was shakespeare's first play published?
The first of Shakespeare's plays to be published, that we know of, were Titus Andronicus and Henry VI Part II, both in 1594.
