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Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
because it was played by male actors and no females were allowed to perform in those days. so men played the females part.
Young men whose voice had not yet cracked played the female roles back in the Elizabethan era. They did this because women were not allowed to act.
only men, as the women werent allowed to be on the stage, a tradition which continued into Shakespeare's time with female parts being played by males with unbroken voices
Women were not allowed on stage in Shakespeare's day. Female characters were played by prepubescent boy actors whose voices had not been deepened by testosterone.
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
By boys whose voices hadn't broken.
Yes as in Elizabethan culture it was socially unacceptable for women to be actors in the theatre. So as a consequence female parts were played by males.
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The Restoration theatre, that is after the English Civil War and the Commonwealth, had the female parts played by actresses
because it was played by male actors and no females were allowed to perform in those days. so men played the females part.
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Young men whose voice had not yet cracked played the female roles back in the Elizabethan era. They did this because women were not allowed to act.
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