... in the world (Sams 55). In 1592, when Shakespeare was just beginning his career as a playwright, the plague came to London. The theatres were shut down for two years, and when they re-opened in 1594, he abandoned a promising career as a poet and resumed as a playwrighter (Martin 53). By 1595, William ... had purchased a share in the recently formed acting company with which he was to remain for the rest of his working life 4 (Grose 10). He relied on boy actors to play the female roles because women did not act until after Charles II's Restoration in 1660 (Martin 72). Between 1590 and 16...

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