FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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TRUE
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FALSE
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Traditions of male-only performance cultures Many societies prohibited women from performing on stage, so boys and men took the female roles.
Detailed explanation-2: -Men have been playing female roles on stage since the earliest days of theater. As far back as ancient Greece, women were barred from appearing on stage, and the female roles in Shakespeare were first performed by men.
Detailed explanation-3: -’Trouser role’ is a theatrical term used to denote a role which is portrayed by a performer of the opposite sex. Although in the 21st century female roles played by men have become uncommon, women in male roles (sometimes referred to as ‘travesti’ roles) are still commonplace across the art form.
Detailed explanation-4: -Women were allowed to act in the theatre until 1660 as it was judged to be unseemly for a woman to undertake such a profession. Young boys were therefore hired to act in the female roles. The costumes used for the female characters were extremely elaborate, reflecting the clothes worn during the Elizabethan era.