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Elizabethan theatres were also used for things like bear baiting, gambling and for immoral purposes

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the theaters were shaped as octagons or circles and had anywhere from 8 to 24 sides.

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Shakespeare's plays tended to fall into three different categories: comedy, tragedy, and history.

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Plays were a popular and common form of entertainment. All social classes attended the plays. Women did go to plays as well but women who attended were often looked down on. Despite this stereotype, Queen Elizabeth I enjoyed plays and often was in attendance.

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The Globe premiered some of Shakespeare's greatest plays such as Hamlet and Macbeth.

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men usually played female roles in theater during the elizabethan era because of the restrictions on women and their roles in society. In that time period, women were usually housebound, taking care of the children and the home. In these plays, women would be portrayed in the opposite light, using them to show things like prostitution.

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james burbage built the first successful english playhouse in 1576

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William Shakespeare was a extremely popular playwright during this era. He wrote at least 37 plays during this time. His company, the Lords Chamberlain's Men, built and opened the Globe Theatre.