What Role Did Shakespeare Play In The 1500's

Director, Choreographer, Stage manager, Head Seamstress, Head Administrator, Composers, Actors, Musicians, Makeup Artist and many more jobs all contribute to the Broadways performances today. While the audiences that does and sees these plays they have amazing etiquette during the acts and respect for all the time and effort put into the performance this was not always the same. Valuing the stage did not always exist and in the 1500 when Shakespeare lived, people treated acting in a way different manner. Not only did they not have respect for the actors but the actors lives and jobs back then required much more than if currently does. The companies during the 1500’s only hired the actors, and they did everything from directing to choreographing to sewing to administrative. With all this responsibility the life of an actor during the time of Shakespeare differs much from now present day because of the requirements of their job, the roles they played, and the atmospheres in which they. To begin with, the actor’s jobs during this time period required much more than it does currently. Back then stage crews did not exist so the actors themselves created their own costumes, built the stages and props, and teach the boys how to act and …show more content…
Not only did they have to make everything but also they had to teach and act while getting laugh at and judged by the public. They did not have the support of other and without women on the sets they lost the feminine input to help with the costume and makeup. Actors had to perform with such little practice that this is an accomplishment in itself. The actors not only performed every day but they also had fencing duels, music concerts, operas and dances in their every day jobs. Thankfully current day acting does not ask for such a rigorous life style but unfortunately for this group of people it practically worked them to