During the reign of Elizabeth I in England, there were many talented playwrights. Elizabeth I was the daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. (Sayre) Shakespeare, though, took the industry by storm and in time, came the chief of the theater. To many, he didn’t just take over the playwriting scene, he actually turned theater/plays into a real theater at The Globe. (Sayre)
William Shakespeare had become the man that was the creator’s goal during the reign of
Elizabeth, he mastered how to capture all different kinds of emotions such as love, betrayal, humor, etc., and he is considered to be the mold of what the theocratic world is all about.
Shakespeare could be considered the Father of Theater.
The Father of Theater would have to be an impressive
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More eventually was executed for treason. (Sayre) Even though More had an interesting story and had religious views that others didn’t discuss out loud,
William Shakespeare still had a larger impacted on the time period. Shakespeare didn’t write plays that were as controversial as More, but he was able to grasp the audience in where that they wanted to come back for more.
Shakespeare wrote a total of thirty-seven plays. The plays had diverse themes, some included describing English history, comedies with a romantic twist, clashing of the sexes, and betrayal and judgment. (Sayre) Many of the plays encountered magical settings, but there were some tragedies. Numerous actors, which were all males, prepared the first edition of the collection of plays and the plays were published in 1623, after Shakespeare had already passed away. (Sayre)
Shakespeare had started such a movement, many theaters came into the scene. Shakespeare’s plays were produced at a theater that was called the Globe. Before the year of 1576, there were no permanent theaters that actually existed in England. (Sayre)
Shakespeare did not only have an impact on the way of producing permanent theaters,
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People that went to the theater, would pay the admission, would stand to watch the performances, could leave and come back, eat and drink all while they were putting on the show. In the front of the stage was an open courtyard which was called the groundlings. This area was always busy. (Sayre)
The Globe could eventually seat about 3,000 people. The theater was a huge hit. As mentioned before, all men were the actors because women were not allowed to act. Not only did
Shakespeare write the plays, but often he would have a small role himself. (Sayre) He earned about ten percent of the profits from the Globe.
Shakespeare had numerous plays that are considered to be works of art and masterpieces, such as
Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth, but many deliberate the Hamlet is his greatest achievement.
Hamlet was a revenge play, which is assembled around a murder. (Sayre) The play is still being taught in high schools as a big part of curriculum, and also still has plays that are acting out the same play that was acted out in Shakespeare time period. Many consider the Hamlet is when
Shakespeare was the most dramatic that he had ever been, and the play even has