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Romeo and Juliet Introduction William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and wrote plays for the rich, poor, homeless, estate owners: the whole spectrum of society. He started writing about 400 years ago, and wrote over 36 plays in his life. They were performed in playhouses. These were built in a circle shape with the stage on one of the walls of this circle. The playhouse was 3 stories high. The higher you were the more you paid. At the top, seats were for the rich people who could afford them. These were known as the heavens. In the middle of the circle on the ground was the standing area, were the poor people watched (called groundlings). All kinds of people attended the plays. There were thieves, pick pockets beggars and cripples. The play house could hold up to about 3000 spectators and had twenty sides that made it appear round. At the...

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