Is Shakespeare the most widely read author of all time?
Shakespeare is the most widely read author in English speaking countries. His works are second only to the Bible in popularity. 90% of American high school students must read some work by Shakespeare, and all British students in high school must read Shakespeare at some point. I need to know about the audience during Shakespeare’s time. Most of the poorer audience members, referred to as groundlings, would pay 1 penny (which was almost an entire days wages) to stand in front of the stage, while the richer patrons would sit in the covered galleries. The audience would have been composed of tanners, butchers, iron-workers, millers, seamen from the ships docked in the Thames, glovers, servants, shopkeepers, wig-makers, bakers, and countless other tradesmen. With the exception of the very rich members of the audience, their diets would have been rather plain. Bread, wine when available, meat, pudding, and a small assortment of vegetables would be the staples for the people of London and su
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