er,he was singled out by Francis Meres, a London writer. Meres stated,"Shakespeare among the English is the most excellent in both kinds of thestage." Meres was not a distinguished literary critic, but he reassured themiddle class readers who were already fans of Shakespeare.Shakespeare's acting company was doing what no other acting company had everdone. Usually acting companies bought plays from writers, and the writer had nofurther input in the production of the play. However, Shakespeare wrote,produced, and sometimes even acted in his own plays. He helped design costumesand props for the play, so it was presented exactly as he intended.Although times were bad in England, and the company struggled with money, QueenElizabeth supported the actors, and they were always able to make money. However,a few years after the company was formed, The Theatre Richard Burbage hadinherited from his father was in financial trouble. The lease on his land hadexpired, and the owner would not renew it. The company had to find a new placeto perform their plays. Instead of finding another theatre, they decided todismantle The Theatre and move it to a different location. Each member paid apart of the expenses, and each member received partial ownership of their newtheatre, called The Globe. They made The Globe the finest and by far the mostmemorable theatre in England.In the early days of The Globe, Shakespeare wrote three of his best romanticcomedies: Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and Much Ado About Nothing. All areknown for their highly improbable plots. Shakespeare, however, could make thecharacters in his plays so believable and human, that the plots seemed perfectlyreasonable.After many comedies, Shakespeare wrote the Roman tragedy Julius Caesar.Although many stories had been done about Caesar, and the story was a legend inEngland, Shakespeare's version surprised many people by it's originality. Theplay centers around Marcus Brutus, Caes...
