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help with some questions about shakespear!?
1) why has shakespears education raised some controversy? 2) compared to other playwrites of his day , what was unusual about shakespears career? 3) what name did shakespears acting troupe take in 1603? why did the group change its name? 4) when and where was the original globe theatre built? 5) what where the groundlings?
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- look it up on wikipedia. it's "shakespeare" with an "e" on the end. that might help.
- 1) He never had much of a formal education. 2) 3) "the King's Men." It was changed from "Lord Chamberlain's Men" after the death of Queen Elizabeth, and because King James I gave the company a royal patent. 4) Southwark, 1599. 5) Groundlings were lower-class people who stood on the ground during the plays. Not sure about 1, and don't know 2. But really try Wikipedia. I just had to do all of this for my Lit class a week or so ago.
- hey.. i can somewhat help you with questions 1 & 2..controversy on his education-you have to loook at his contempraries..for instance ben johnson or christopher marlowe were all educated.infact most of his rival playwrights had a university education.marlowe infact went to camebridge.most of his rival were called(marlowe,kyd etc)university wits.there is no record to say that shakespeare had any formal university education.& yet he managed to write plays based on ancient greek & roman legends. Infact ben johnson went to the extent of saying that shakespeare knew little greek & less latin.(this is debated though johnson may have meant it that shakespeare didnt do proper justice to the ancient greek & roman playwrights).. your second question is tough,but this the only rational reason i have,shakespeare during his day wasnt famous.basically he wasnt the household name that hes now.it was marlowe who was the talented & gifted playwright.in the eyes of the elizabethan audience marlowe was beyond anyones comparison(including shakespeare who was a struggling playwright like many of his rivals).To be fair by marlowe,if he hadnot died in that tavern brawl at such a youthful age Shakespeare would never have had the fame he has now.(shakespeares popularity grew in the 17th century).. hope this helps..
