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Shakespeare is known to have performed at leasttwice before Queen Elizabeth the first, on December 26 and 28, 1594, but the record does not give the name of the plays performed and they may well have been by other playwrights. Therefore we do not know whether Queen Elizabeth ever saw a Shakespeare play.On the other handhis plays were performed many many times before Queen Anne, the wife of King James I. A record exists of the performances given before King James and Queen Anne in the period between Hallowe'en 1604 and Shrove Tuesday 1605, a period of about six months. During this period, the King's Men (The company to which Shakespeare belonged) performed 11 times before the King and Queen, and eight of those were plays written by Shakespeare.
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∙ 13y agoA large number of Shakespeare's plays were played at court either before Queen Elizabeth or before Queen Anne, consort of James I. Because James was the company's patron, Shakespeare's plays were often performed before him. The Master of the Revels seemed to prefer comedies to tragedies as court presentations. Some dates of court performances in which Shakespeare probably performed are:
Love's Labour's Lost, Christmas 1597
The Comedy of Errors, Dec 28, 1604
Measure for Measure Dec 26, 1604
The Merchant of Venice, spring 1605
The Merry Wives of Windsor, probably April 23, 1602
A Midsummer Night's Dream, January 1, 1605
Much Ado About Nothing, February 1613
Henry IV Part I, March 6, 1600 and sometime in 1612
Henry IV Part II, sometime in 1612
Othello, November 1, 1604 and again in 1612
The Tempest, November 1, 1611
Henry V, January 7, 1605
Twelfth Night, January 6, 1601
The Winter's Tale, Nov 5, 1611 and February 14, 1612
Of course, the company did not only perform Shakespeare's plays; Shakespeare acted in Every Man in His Humour by Ben Jonson, which was performed at court on February 2, 1605.
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∙ 14y agoShakespeare performed in front of Elizabeth the 1st.
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Did William Shakespeare ever have his plays performed before the king and queen?
Yes. We have documentary evidence of that. The records of the Master of the Revels for 1605 show that the King's Men were called upon to play a number of plays at court, most of them by Shakespeare, including Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Love's Labour's Lost.
What other writers have influenced William Shakespeare?
Shakespeare's plays show knowledge of Ovid, Seneca, Plautus, and Terence; plus, he used Plutarch and later historians as the basis for some of his plots.
How does Shakespeare show you how they lived back then?
Without consciously trying, Shakespeare's plays reflect the customs and attitudes that pervade his society and culture.
What happens to Judith Shakespeare when she goes to London?
Judith Shakespeare was a fictional character created to show the inequality of the genders during Shakespeare's time. The character was the talented twin sister of the famous William Shakespeare but was not recognized because of her sex.
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.
Queen Elizabeth help William Shakespeare with his art?
Queen Elizabeth was not a patron of Shakespeare's acting company, nor did she show an unusual interest in his plays. She did have his plays performed before her, along with those of other playwrights. Having your plays performed at court did boost one's reputation as a playwright.
Did William Shakespeare ever have his plays performed before the king and queen?
Yes. We have documentary evidence of that. The records of the Master of the Revels for 1605 show that the King's Men were called upon to play a number of plays at court, most of them by Shakespeare, including Othello, The Merchant of Venice, and Love's Labour's Lost.
Was the monarch interested in William Shakespeare's plays?
James I appears to have been quite fond of them. We have records of the Master of the Revels, Edward Tilney, which show that James requested Shakespeare plays on a number of occasions.
What other writers have influenced William Shakespeare?
Shakespeare's plays show knowledge of Ovid, Seneca, Plautus, and Terence; plus, he used Plutarch and later historians as the basis for some of his plots.
What inspired William shakespeare with the play Romeo and Juliet?
William Shakespeare wrote many plays. Romeo and Juliet was one of the plays he just made for drama. He also wrote this play to inspire or show his audience how much love you should have for your spouse or how willing you should be to do things for them. F.Y.I don't get married if you don't feel this way about your spouse.
Did queen Elisabeth I see any of Shakespeare's plays?
Very likely. The records of the Revels Office show that the Lord Chamberlain's Men acted before the Queen in 1599 and again in 1601, performing on St. Stephen's Night, New Years' or Twelfth Night, and Shrove Tuesday. Although the records do not list the plays, the Chamberlain's Men's repertoire at this time must have consisted of a lot of Shakespeare's plays so at least one of the six and probably more were by him. (Compare the record of 1605 which lists the plays they performed for King James are listed and 8 of 11 are by Shakespeare)
Is shakesspeare anything to do with Tudors?
Shakespeare spent most of his life under Queen Elizabeth I's reign. Elizabeth I was a Tudor (the last of them too). Shakespeare got to be there at the end of the Tudor dynasty, which lasted from 1485 until Elizabeth died in 1603. Many of Shakespeare's plays were performed for the Queen, so yes, he did have something to do with Tudors. The television show "The Tudors" is based on Queen Elizabeth I's father, King Henry VIII. Her mother was Anne Boleyn.
How does Shakespeare show you how they lived back then?
Without consciously trying, Shakespeare's plays reflect the customs and attitudes that pervade his society and culture.
What happens to Judith Shakespeare when she goes to London?
Judith Shakespeare was a fictional character created to show the inequality of the genders during Shakespeare's time. The character was the talented twin sister of the famous William Shakespeare but was not recognized because of her sex.
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.
Why did Shakespeare use masks in his plays?
Shakespeare used masks in his plays to give the characters mystery, or decite. Also to make the characters easier to follow, like which in Midsummer Nights Dream, he used masks to show who was the animals.
What quotes from Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare show that Brutus is well respected among the Romans?
"He was the noblest Roman of them all."
