The second took place exactly ten years later, on 28th December 1604, a date otherwise known as ‘Innocents’ Day’ (so named to commemorate ‘The Massacre of the Innocents’ by Herod the Great).ģ – The number of ‘classical unities’ (or ‘Aristotelian unities’) that some plays observed – rules for drama that were derived from a section of Aristotle’s Poetics. It is thought that Shakespeare’s Comedy of Errors drew its inspiration from this play.Ģ – The number of recorded performances of this play, the first of which was at Gray’s Inn Hall on the 28th December 1594. The Comedy of Errorsġ594 – The year William Warner’s translation of Menaechm’ was entered into the Register of the Stationers Company on the 10th June. It is thought that Shakespeare played Orland’s servant Adam in this play. These were all very short, eitherįocusing on a short sequence of the play, or condensed version of the plot. The remainder, 45%, was composed in verse.Ĥ – The number of silent film versions of this play made between 19. (Act II, Scene VII).ĥ5% – The extent to which Shakespeare used prose for this play.
This was the temporary residence of James I and his court, who had retired to Wiltshire in order to escape an epidemic of the bubonic plague which raged in London.Ģ – The Act in which Shakespeare’s famous quote “All the world’s a stage” appears. £30 – The amount paid to the King’s Men to perform ‘As You Like It’ at Wilton House, Salisbury, on the 2nd December 1603. In 1600, however, the fact that a song from the play was available in print would suggest otherwise. If a play was popular the script was often printed and sold, without the authors consent, to eager audience members.
There are no recorded publications of this play during Shakespeare’s lifetime, which was unusual during the Elizabethan Era.
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