Men because females werent allowed to act in those days.
Males
Men because females werent allowed to act in those days.
Very few, since the leads are more often than not male roles. Not that this has stopped some actresses. Sarah Bernhart's Hamlet was much remarked on. So was Charlotte Cushman's Romeo (she preferred the male roles anyway). Diane Venora has not only played Ophelia (to Kevin Kline's Hamlet) and Gertrude (to Ethan Hawke's Hamlet) but has also played Hamlet, although on stage, not on film. The roles of Cleopatra and Rosalind (in As You Like It) are the closest Shakespeare comes to true female leads, and every Shakespearean actress worth her salt has had a whack at them.
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
Men played every role in Shakespearean plays.
Males
Young boys played the role of women.
Men because females werent allowed to act in those days.
because, at the time when his plays were performed females were not allowed to do much so only men could act, which is why female roles were played by men.
In Shakespeare's time, all female roles were played by young boys or men because women were not allowed to perform on stage. This was a common practice due to societal norms and restrictions at the time.
Very few, since the leads are more often than not male roles. Not that this has stopped some actresses. Sarah Bernhart's Hamlet was much remarked on. So was Charlotte Cushman's Romeo (she preferred the male roles anyway). Diane Venora has not only played Ophelia (to Kevin Kline's Hamlet) and Gertrude (to Ethan Hawke's Hamlet) but has also played Hamlet, although on stage, not on film. The roles of Cleopatra and Rosalind (in As You Like It) are the closest Shakespeare comes to true female leads, and every Shakespearean actress worth her salt has had a whack at them.
male
Females were not allowed to play on stage so men and boys played all the female roles.
Men played every role in Shakespearean plays.
men
Women did not participate in Shakespearean plays. All roles, including female ones, were played by men.
Every actor plays a role.