ENGL 1080 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Saxo Grammaticus, Amleth, Cross-Dressing

• School: Memorial University
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL 1080
• Professor: Katrina Thoranison

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Low on the social scale ranked with jugglers and beggars. Required the patronage of a wealthy aristocrat to ensure their acceptance in society. 1598: there were only allowed to be two adult companied in london by order of the privy. Council: composed of between 8-12 full time members. 1596: lord cha(cid:373)(cid:271)erlai(cid:374)(cid:859)s me(cid:374) had eight shareholders. Including shakespeare and burbage: whe(cid:374) they (cid:271)e(cid:272)a(cid:373)e ki(cid:374)g(cid:859)s me(cid:374) i(cid:374) (cid:1005)6(cid:1004)3 numbers increase to 12. A company would include apprentices, gatherers, hirelings and musicians: bringing the total number of members to about 30. Money brought in was divided by the shares. Since shakespeare was part owner of the theatre, a shareholder and primary playwright, he (cid:449)ould(cid:859)(cid:448)e gotte(cid:374) paid a (cid:374)i(cid:272)e (cid:272)hu(cid:374)k. O(cid:374)e of the reaso(cid:374)s there is al(cid:449)ays a (cid:272)lo(cid:449)(cid:374) i(cid:374) hakespeare(cid:859)s plays is (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause e(cid:448)eryo(cid:374)e got their share e(cid:448)e(cid:374) if they (cid:449)ere(cid:374)(cid:859)t i(cid:374) that play so there had to (cid:271)e a part for e(cid:448)eryo(cid:374)e.