Shakespeare has written some very significant plays that are still popular today. He has written very iconic plays that are still performed and popular today. In example, Romeo and Juliet is still very popular. There are many versions that have developed, like West Side Story. Hamlet and Macbeth are also some other popular ones that he has written. Although they are not performed the way that they used to be. As our world has grown and evolved, the plays that Shakespeare has written have also grown with the world. His words have not changed, but his plays that are performed are much more modern than they used to be. One difference between our time and Shakespeare is the cost of plays. In the article ("Shakespeare's Audience: A Very Motley Crowd") it says, Admission to standing room in the pit was a penny, and an additional penny or two secured a seat in the galleries." and "For seats in the boxes or for stools on the stage, still more was charged, up to sixpence or half a crown." In his time, the most you had to pay for admission for the best seats was a sixpence. A sixpence is about equivalent to one of our modern day dollars. General admission was about a penny. Now, we pay around $100 for a Broadway show. That is a large pay difference. …show more content…
Women in the Elizabeth Era were not treated respectably. They were unable to make some very important choices for themselves. A woman's parents would arrange a marriage for them. Their daughter wouldn't have any say in who to marry. It didn't matter whether or not they loved their spouse or not. It was based on their parent's decision and that was it. Also, many women were not allowed to go to plays. Most of the women that were allowed at playhouses were women of royalty. In the modern role, there isn't necessarily a gender role being played on whether or not a specific gender can go to a play or