LordChamberlainsMen3

===WHO WERE THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN, LATER CALLED THE KING’S MEN? WHAT WAS SHAKESPEARE’S ROLE IN THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN/THE KING’S MEN? WHO WERE IMPORTANT MEMBERS OF THESE TROUPES, INCLUDING THE BURBAGE BROTHERS? Answered by Duncan B. ===

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 In this essay the information spoken about will be who Lord Chamberlain’s Men were, Shakespeare’s role in the group, and other important members in the group. =====

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 The first topic that will be covered is who Lord Chamberlain’s Men were. Acting was an essential part of Elizabethan London and the Lord Chamberlain’s Men were a group of actors who preformed a majority of Shakespeare’s work at the time. Lord Chamberlain’s Men a significant amount of talented actors that benefitted Shakespeare and gave him the capability to create plays with many actors. Leslie Donton-Downer says that the group would often perform for Queen Elizibeth herself. Shakespeare was either the writer or, less often, an actor when they would act before the queen. =====

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 Next is Shakespeare’s role in Lord Chamberlain’s Men. After the Bubonic Plague of 1594 Shakespeare joined the group (Chrisp 32.) Chrisp states that Shakespeare wrote about two plays a year. Shakespeare though primarily a playwright, he also acted in the group says Weis. Shakespeare was one of the numerous owners of Lord Chamberlain’s Men; due to him being a part owner was able to receive some of the profit says Weis. =====

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 Shakespeare wasn’t the only person involved with Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The Burbage Brothers were a big part in Lord Chamberlain’s men and were part owners like Shakespeare. “Lord Chamberlain’s Men need a home and the Burbages decided to build a new playhouse on the Bankside, were they held a thirty-one year lease on land near the Rose.” Weis is saying that the Burbages created the Globe Theatre which was Lord Chamberlain’s Men’s home for multiple years. There were also a lot of actors who were staples in the Lord Chamberlain’s Men lineup. One example is William Kempe. Kempe was in many Shakespearean plays and is known to perform Bottom in A Midsummer Night Dream says Ross. As you can tell Shakespeare was not the only one running the show. =====

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Ross, Edward. "William Kempe." Angelfire (2005): n. pag. Web. 4 Apr 2010.  =====