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Patrons are and were sponsors, people who gave financial support and sometimes moral support to people and enterprises. In the world of Elizabethan Theatre, patrons were particularly important, since companies of actors had to have a noble or royal patron or they were subject to prosecution as vagabonds. That is why all theatrical companies were called by the name of their patron, to prove that they were legal and to show who was their protector.
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The cultural influences in William Shakespeares time?
what was the culture of the people in shakespeare time
Which earl did William shakespeares have a real relationship with?
Earl of Southampton is believed to be a patron of Shakespeare. This has been gathered from several circumstances in Oxford's life.
Why was William Shakespeares acting company renamed?
They got a new patron. Originally their patron was Henry Carey, the Lord Chamberlain. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 1603, their patron was the King, James I. All Elizabethan theatre companies were the name of the patron and then "Men"; when the patron changed, the name changed.
What is shakespeares first name?
William Shakespeare
What was William shakespeares first sonnet called?
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