What was London and Audiences like in the Elizabethan period of England?

What was London and Audiences like in the Elizabethan period of England?

London in the Elizabethan Period of England 

William Shakespeare worked in theatre in the city of Great London, however, most of his plays were performed outside of London instead in places like Bristol. William Shakespeare worked in London because it is known to be the biggest and richest city in England, therefore, this meant that William Shakespeare could advertises his work to more people than he could ever imagine. All the major Wealthy traders and manufactures and their workers all lived in London, therefore, it was a city that was booming with wealth and power because London was where all the money was, moreover, all the people from the outside of London, traveled to London everyday to work because there was money in London but not in the countryside and little villages like Stratford-upon-Avon, Shottery etc.All the Wealthy traders and manufacturers and their workers went to the Theatre because they could afford too and they had the money to go to the theatre and travel around and by 1600, London theatre attendance rose to around 20, 000 British people per weak.

London was the true home of the Royal family of Queen Elizabeth,her husband and her children and much of the nobility, therefore, it was considered to be a exciting and great place to be apart of , this is why many people of the countrysides enjoyed visiting England and observing its sites, Royal culture and architecture. The rich of England were the true leaders of the theatre companies of England, therefore, they were the people giving financial and legal support to the theatre and theatrical companies of England, Royalty were the true supporters of the theatre from 1603 to 1613.  William Shakespeare's theatre company played at the court of King James about 15 times per year because the Royalty and nobility of England loved the entertainment of England and its people.

The great city of London was just a bit city to live , it was a fast growing place to live and to work, this was a result of migrants from the countrysides of England and from all over Europe coming to London to look for jobs and to share in the wealth of the city. The city of London grew from 50,000 residents to over 200,000 residents, therefore, this resulted into houses needing to be built and the reduction of wildlife because inside the city's old medieval walls, every possible available space was being built on, therefore, This helped the ideas of the danger in the woods to fade as time went on. and the suburbs slowly drifted to becoming part of the countryside of England in places like where William Shakespeare was born and lived.

London bridge was the only bridge in the whole of London in the Elizabethan era, It was the bridge was of the Great City of London, on the north bank of the river Thames onto the Southwark on the south bank and this was were the famous Globe theatre was placed. This Great Bridge of London was around 800 feet long and supported by a pillar.

Audiences in the Elizabethan Period of England 

The Audiences of the Elizabethan Period of England were considered as all equals even though they didn't all sit in the same seats, as the seats were allocated by class and wealth ranged from £1 to £50, to a modern day audience this would have been seen to be cheap, however, at this time period the poor and lower upper class people of England would have had to save money for a while to be able to enjoy the privilege of going to the theatre to go and watch one of the world famous William Shakespeare's plays. The men of England came to the theatres more than the women of England, also it was more likely to see a poor person in the theatres instead of a rich person because poor people spent all their time there because since they were poor they didn't have much money to do things in and around London , therefore, when they got the chance to do something exciting they made the exciting times last for as long as they could.

The royalty of England truly loved watching plays by William Shakespeare, however, they believed that they were to high and noble to go to the theatre and be around the commoners of England so they didn't go to the public theatres, therefore, Royalty and nobility summoned companies of actors to perform at the courts of their homes and Queen Elizabeth I and King James I.

Some of the audiences came to be looked at and not for the theatre as they will dress in the best clothes they own to be admired by the hundreds and thousands of people that came from all over England to watch William Shakespeare's plays and work come to life right before their eyes. William Shakespeare got some of his stories through the stories of real stories that he encountered in his life , therefore, most of the people in London came to watch theses play because they wanted to see Shakespeare's rendition and ideas of these plays and how they turned out, In addition to this William Shakespeare was world famous for writing about Tragedies, therefore, most of his plays end up with the death of the main character, however, William Shakespeare made each main characters death unique and this made the audience what to see how each play was because they were all different, making them exciting. The audience made their opinions heared throughout the play, if they didn't like it they would throw food and drinks at the actors on stage and shout at the actors, moreover, There was no rules at the theatre as people were, drinking, eating, and fornicating throughout the performance went on.

Royalty of the Elizabethan period of Englamd