ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare’s Acting Company Because of this, Shakespeare’s acting troupe had more than one name depending on who their patron was at the time. They were originally formed under the patronage of a Lord Strange, but soon enough grew to fame as Lord Chamberlain’s Men under Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at the Globe, although his plays were performed at other theatres and many playwrights wrote for the Globe. Who built the first Globe? The first Globe was built by the company Shakespeare was in – the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – and later The King’s Men – was the name of the company of players (actors) with which Shakespeare worked for almost all of his theatrical career, as actor, dramatist and theatre manager.

Detailed explanation-4: -King’s Men, English theatre company known by that name after it came under royal patronage in 1603. Its previous name was the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Considered the premier acting company in Jacobean England, the troupe included William Shakespeare as its leading dramatist and Richard Burbage as it principal actor.