FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
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Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare was involved in many aspects of London’s professional theatrical world. He was an actor, a playwright, and a shareholder in an acting company known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, which became the King’s Men when James I became king in 1603.
Detailed explanation-2: -For more than two decades, Shakespeare had multiple roles in the London theater as an actor, playwright, and, in time, a business partner in a major acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men (renamed the King’s Men in 1603).
Detailed explanation-3: -Shakespeare’s Patrons As a member of the acting company called the Chamberlain’s Men, which from 1603 were known as the King’s Men, Shakespeare enjoyed the patronage of the Lord Chamberlain George Carey 2nd Lord Hunsdon and then of James I.
Detailed explanation-4: -William Shakespeare is generally recognized as one of the greatest playwrights in the English language. However, his first two published works were actually two long poems written in 1593 and 1594. He then turned to writing plays because he loved the theater and thought he could combine writing and acting.