Footnotes

1. How do we know what Shakespeare's stage was like?

   There are two pages that may help you answer this question:

   • This page describes the surviving sources from which we can learn about the original stage.
   • This page lists some of the details about staging that we do not have much evidence for.

2. What did a typical Elizabethan theatre look like?

   Go to this page, and look also at those that follow.

3. How did they stage Shakespeare's plays?

   This page has links to details about the staging, and you might also like look also at "the way a scene may have been performed."

4. How were plays staged in indoor theatres?

   Go to this page on the indoor Blackfriars Theater, and look also at the pages that follow.

5. How did actors make a living?

   There are two pages that may help you answer this question:

   • This one discusses the theater companies of the time.
   • And this page describes Shakespeare's company.

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