FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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adult females
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young females
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young males
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adult males
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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: -Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S. Swank came to international recognition for her performances as Brandon Teena, a transgender man, in Kimberly Peirce’s Boys Don’t Cry (1999), and as Maggie Fitzgerald, an aspiring boxer, in Clint Eastwood’s Million Dollar Baby (2004).
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -10-Eddie Murphy in ‘The Nutty Professor’ 9-John Travolta in ‘Hairspray’ 8-Martin Lawrence in ‘Big Momma’s House’ 7-Shawn and Marlon Wayans in ‘White Chicks’ 6-Eddie Redmayne in ‘The Danish Girl’ 5-Jared Leto in ‘Dallas Buyers Club’ 4-Dustin Hoffman in ‘Tootsie’ More items