ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare was probably a founder member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the acting company established under the patronage of Henry Carey, 1st Lord Hunsdon, in 1594.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Lord Chamberlain’s Men was a company of actors, or a “playing company” (as it then would likely have been described), for which Shakespeare wrote during most of his career. Richard Burbage played most of the lead roles, including Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth.

Detailed explanation-3: -After its patron’s death in 1596, the company came under the patronage of his son, George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, for whom it was briefly known as Lord Hunsdon’s Men until he in turn became Lord Chamberlain in 1597, whereupon it reverted to its previous name.

Detailed explanation-4: -The King’s Men is the acting company to which William Shakespeare (1564–1616) belonged for most of his career. Formerly known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, they became the King’s Men in 1603 when King James I ascended the throne and became the company’s patron.

Detailed explanation-5: -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. It was founded sometime in the 1560s by the players’ first sponsor, Henry Carey, the 1st Lord Hunsdon.