can someone just give me straightforward answers to help me study for my test tomorrow?
when we say "Shakespeare's time" what years is this referring to...what centuries?
Why was theatre important during Shakespeare's time?
http://shakespeare.palomar.edu/life.htm
Scroll down.
Baptism - 1564
Death - 1616
Therefore we say the 16th and early 17th centuries.
Theater was entertainment -- remember, no radios, TVs, iPods, etc.!!