How Did Queen Elizabeth Support Shakespeare

Queen Elizabeth supported and adored Shakespeare until she suspected he was involved in the Essex rebellion. The Queen loved and adored Shakespeare in many different ways. Two ways she showed her love was at the court performances, and by having endless support. Queen Elizabeth helped shakespeare be able to perform his plays at the court, and this helped him become more known (Brown; Elizabeth). Queen elizabeth supported shakespeare even when his performances bored her, and she always learned something new from them (“Queen Elizabeth”). When the Earl of Essex was caught in a potential rebellion against Queen Elizabeth, she thought Shakespeare was involved. The Essex's Rebellion was an unsuccessful rebellion led by Robert Devereux in 1601 against Queen Elizabeth to overthrow her court. The Earl Of Essex and his supporters hoped those who watched would be encouraged to join the uprising the next day. “On February 8th the Earl,

King James I adored and supported Shakespeare in many ways. King James assisted Shakespeare as they both had a love for literature. Shakespeare referenced and supported King James in some of his plays. Some critics believe that Shakespeare and not the King translated the bible into English. Critics believe Shakespeare had some involvement in the old testament. One reason why people think that he was involved was because “In Psalms 46, exactly 46 words into the book you find the word “shake” and 46 words back from the end of Psalms you find the word “speare.” It was also Shakespeare's 46th Birthday so a coincidence the number 46” (Hensley). Others believe that Shakespeare’s involvement was a myth. They believe that it was a myth because Shakespeare's writing was a lot different from the Bible, the Bible was more compact and shakespeare used a lot of metaphors and large vocabulary. (“King