CGS HU 101 Lecture Notes - Polonius
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Does not show up in london until 1592. Marlowe was already famous for a decade. When marlowe was killed, shakespeare substitutes in his spot. 15 years after the establishment of the first permanent theatres. Becomes part of a theatre troupe [most highly esteemed one] , with great actors. Didn"t have to sell his plays as he owned shares of the company; he profited when they profited; had a degree of freedom most playwrights didn"t have. Demanded novelty, plays couldn"t play for 3 days in a row at most. Alot of anxiety of the agedness of queen elizabeth. Shakespeare"s father died, and his only son died [4 yrs before, name hamenat], might have to do with his shift to tragedy. A little more than kin and less than kind//and im too much in for the sun (pg 25) Unweeded garden ; once a beautiful place, corruption destroyed it. The to be or not to be soliloquy act iii scene i.
