Who was Queen Elizabeth I? What does she have to do with Shakespeare?
Elizabeth was queen for about 5.4 years when Will Shakespeare was born. She supported the theater, and when Will was about 12 years old the first permanent theater was constructed in England since Roman times. It was simply known as “The Theatre”. ———— When Shakespeare reached his early 20’s there was a thriving theater culture developing in London, mostly because it was supported by The Queen. Will went there to make his fortune. Eventually, “The Theatre”. was dismantled and the wood used to make “The Globe” which Shakespeare partly owned. ———- Queen Elizabeth died in 1603 just as Will Shakespeare was reaching his intellectual and creative peak.
