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To: BobL

iirc...he used all men in all his plays...so a little cross dressing was happening..


14 posted on 11/22/2022 3:23:11 PM PST by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: Sacajaweau; BobL

It wasn’t just Shakespeare. In Elizabethan theatre, the roles of women were plaid by boys.


17 posted on 11/22/2022 3:29:11 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Sacajaweau

Women were never allowed on stage during that Era. Likely a royal edict and not a Shakespeare rule.


47 posted on 11/22/2022 5:33:10 PM PST by Hostage (Article V)
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To: Sacajaweau
he used all men in all his plays...so a little cross dressing was happening

A groomer before the times 😂

50 posted on 11/22/2022 6:19:03 PM PST by ConservativeInPA ( Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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