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Shakespeare was born in 1654
3 positions women held in the workforce during the war3 position women held in the workforce during the world war 1.
1914 - 1919
From July of 1914 to November of 1918.
Sir Francis Drake is the English navigator who circumnavigated the earth when Shakespeare was a teenager. The voyage took place from 1577-1580.
The Royal Shakespeare Company is based at The Royal Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, England. They have, over the years, also held tenancies and presented seasons of performances at many theatres in London.
The Globe Theatre
At that time all the female parts were played by boys. (Although performances in the large outdoor theatres like the Globe used sunlight to light up the stage and so were held in the afternoon, performances in indoor theatres used artificial light and so could be and were held at night.)
Plays in Shakespeare's day were often held at night. There was no electricity back then, so they could either use candlelight or sunlight to light the stage. If they wanted to use sunlight they had to act outdoors during the day. If they wanted to act at night or indoors (at court, a private residence, a hall or indoor theatre) they had to use candles. Candles were expensive so the ticket prices for indoor performances or night performances were higher.
The groundlings
all plays begin at 2 o'clok
At that time all the female parts were played by boys. (Although performances in the large outdoor theatres like the Globe used sunlight to light up the stage and so were held in the afternoon, performances in indoor theatres used artificial light and so could be and were held at night.)
In Renaissance performances of Shakespeare plays, many of them would end in a dance. This is not necessarily notated in the text.
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They were made by the actors themselves or by off-stage hands.
A C. Sprague has written: 'Shakespeare's histories' 'Shakespearian players and performances'