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purely because that is what most of Shakespearean characters were, boys! hope this helped you.
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What roles did young boys play in shakespeares play?
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.
What did a stable boy do in shakespeares time?
A stable boy then did pretty much what a stable boy does now: clean the stalls, feed and water the horses, brush and curry them, wipe them down after a workout, care for their saddle, bridle, and equipment, etc.
Who wrote the play The Winslow Boy?
The Winslow Boy was written by Terence Rattigan.
Who is Cesario in the play Twelfth Night?
Cesario is the name Viola takes when she is disguised as a boy.
How many actors performed in 'Antigone'?
About 18 to 23 actors perform in "Antigone" by Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.).Specifically, 12 actors are needed for the chorus of Theban elders. Another six to eleven actors interpret the non-choral cast of characters. With masks, six actors may take on eleven parts. Without masks, eleven actors are needed to play Antigone, Creon, Eurydice, Haemon, Ismene, the messenger, royal attendants, and Teiresias the blind prophet and his boy escort.
What roles did young boys play in shakespeares play?
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.
Who played William Shakespeares lady roles?
The female roles in Shakespeare's day were performed by Boy Players: young actors who had not yet reached puberty and therefore did not have masculine voices. Some of the Boy Players were Apprentice Actors, the modern equivalent would be Interns.
What actors and actresses appeared in Play-Boy - 1976?
The cast of Play-Boy - 1976 includes: Faryal Mohan Choti Roopesh Kumar
What was unusual about Elizabethan actors?
Men were the only actors. If the character was supposed to be a female, a young teenage boy would play the part.
What actors and actresses appeared in At Play - 2006?
The cast of At Play - 2006 includes: Nathan Coenen as Young Boy Tim Maricic as Dead Body
What did a stable boy do in shakespeares time?
A stable boy then did pretty much what a stable boy does now: clean the stalls, feed and water the horses, brush and curry them, wipe them down after a workout, care for their saddle, bridle, and equipment, etc.
What actors and actresses appeared in Play - 2009?
The cast of Play - 2009 includes: Brandon Benoil Joyce as Boy in woods 1 Connor Bryne as Boy in woods 2 Robert Glazer as Victor Anna Hogarth as Leila Jamie Metcalfe as Boy in woods 4
Does Avril do play boy?
yes Avril does do play boy
What actors and actresses appeared in Play-Boy - 1967?
The cast of Play-Boy - 1967 includes: Caterina Caselli Aurora de Alba Teresa Gimpera Daniela Giordano Sergio Leonardi Luciana Vincenzi Gaspare Zola
Was marlyn monroe a play boy?
No, she wasn't a play boy, there was no such thing in that day!
What would you see at the wedding of Betty Crocker and the Pillsbury Dough Boy?
Lots of flours
What can I take an interest in?
you can cheerlead if your a girl or a boy and you can play football if your a boy or you can play basketball if your a boy or girl or you can do what ever you want to do
