Allen - Hamlet Research

Shakespeare’s Audience:

Were members of the audience generally rich or poor? 

 How much was a ticket?

What was the seating arrangement for people in the audience? 

Who were the groundlings?

Shakespeare’s Plays:

What types of plays did Shakespeare write? 

Who acted in his plays? 

Where did his plays happen? 

What was Shakespeare’s most popular (successful) plays? 

The Black Death:

What was the bubonic plague? 

How did it affect England during the 1590’s? 

How did the plague spread? 

How did the plague affect Shakespeare?

Denmark:

Where did Shakespeare get the idea for his play Hamlet? 

Where is Denmark located? 

What type of government does Denmark have? 

Give a few facts about Denmark’s history.