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Little Girls, or rather young women. Shakespeare has no characters who are prepubescent girls. That would be a waste of the relatively scarce boy actors.
However, the boy actors did play young boys, such as Prince Arthur in King John, or King Edward V in Richard III or Mamillius in A Winter's Tale.
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No, women's roles were played by young boys, although at times women would dress up as men to be allowed to play women's roles!
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purely because that is what most of Shakespearean characters were, boys! hope this helped you.
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Were woman allowed to performe shakespeare play when he was live?
No, women's roles were played by young boys, although at times women would dress up as men to be allowed to play women's roles!
What role did young boys play in shakespeares plays?
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Why did elizabeth play shakespeares female roles?
I don't know what Elizabeth you are speaking of, but I presume it was because she was a female Shakespearean actress who was acting after the year 1660 sometime. Sometimes actresses play the male roles in Shakespeare as well.
Why were there lots of boy actors in shakespeares play?
purely because that is what most of Shakespearean characters were, boys! hope this helped you.
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Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
Did boys play the roles of women and children in Shakespeare's plays?
Yes, women weren't allowed to act.
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