Theatre

During the Renaissance period plays became more popular with the upper and lower classes. The stories the plays presented had much in common with those people's lives rather than being the old-style religious dramas or morality plays on the subject of how to be a good person. In the later part of the Renaissance, being a play-writer or actor was considered an occupation not a hobby.
 * Theater:**

In England, plays written in English became more popular; therefore, permanent theaters were built. One of the first theatres was called the Globe Theater and was built in 1589 in the ancient city of London. When plays were performed, males played both male and female roles because women were not allowed on stage. The reason for this rule might have been that men thought women were weaker and less intelligent than them.
 * Globe Theater:**


 * William Shakespeare[[image:shakespeare.jpg width="217" height="263" align="right"]]**

In 1564, someone who would change theatre forever was born: William Shakespeare. To this day we still read and perform his magnificent plays, poems, sonnets, and more. Although there were many great dramatists, Shakespeare was by far the most famous. Some of his most popular plays are Hamlet, King Lear, and Romeo and Juliet. His plays were popular with both the upper and lower class. Numerous plays written by Shakespeare were performed at London's Globe Theater, built in 1598. Many people could relate to the characters and how they tried to improve themselves. Therefore, Shakespeare had a lasting impact on the late Renaissance.


 * Timeline of Shakespeare:**
 * 1564~ He is born
 * 1592~Richard III
 * 1594~Romeo & Juliet
 * 1595~ Richard II
 * 1597~Henry IV
 * 1599~ As You Like It
 * 1600~ Hamlet
 * 1605~The Winter's Tale
 * 1616~He died

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 * Bibliography:**

//Shakespearean Theater// by Stewart Ross (Page 4-30) //Great Ideas of the Renaissance// by Trudee Romane (Page 18-19) //Women in the Renaissance// by Theresa Huntley (Page 5)
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