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William Shakespeare 1564-1616. WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE? 37 extant plays (one or more others missing) 19 published in Quartos during his lifetime 36 published in Folio in 1623 2 long narrative poems several shorter poems 154 sonnets. Elizabeth I reigned 1558-1603.
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William Shakespeare1564-1616 WHAT DID SHAKESPEARE WRITE? 37 extant plays (one or more others missing) 19 published in Quartos during his lifetime 36 published in Folio in 1623 2 long narrative poems several shorter poems 154 sonnets
(rebuilt Globe Theatre) the “heavens”: painted roof over the stage balcony – used for playing space, and music 3 doorways to “tiring house” behind stage
Shakespeare at the Globe todaythrust stage3-tiered galleries on 3 sides“groundlings” stand in the pit