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In what different ways might Elizabethan audiences react differently to Shakespeare's plays from twentieth century ones?
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Vicky Purnell In what different ways might Elizabethan audiences react differently to Shakespeare's plays from twentieth century ones? Although Shakespeare's plays are timeless as they focus upon love and the human condition, the way in which they are received should have varied significantly from Elizabethan times to modern day. Hundreds of years separate the two audience groups and as a consequence, society and the way people respond to theatre has changed. The initial difference to audiences of Shakespeare is the conditions in which they watch the play. In Elizabethan times, theatres were very different to modern theatres; some performances were even held in inns by strolling players. In the public theatres, there was a strict pricing system, which ranged from one penny to be a groundling and stand around the stage to sixpence for a box, this means that a large social spectrum visited the theatre; whereas at present day regular...
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