George-a-Greene, the Pinner of Wakefield (1599? Thank you! Ben Jonson became one of Shakespeare's closest friends. I believe Ive solved that question, and the answer is Thomas North.. [Shakespeare is] not creating them out of thin air.. He updated those plays and made them his own. ' crossing ' means one lot of letters goes inside another (to cross can mean to go over or around). Gorboduc (aka Ferrex and Porrex)(1561) In 1576 CE London received its very first purpose-built and permanent playhouse, founded by James Burbage (c. 1530-1597 CE), himself an actor, and simply known as the Theatre (although there were earlier adapted buildings with temporary scaffolding such as the 1567 CE Red Lion). It also explains why the early theatres were built in city suburbs away from the direct jurisdiction of the mayors. Alone among the playwrights of the Elizabethan period, only John Fletcher was brave enough, and creative enough, to write a critical reply to one of his colleague's popular, but deeply flawed, works. Fletcher responded to Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew with his own sequel, (a spin-off one might say) that attempted to address many of the . Weekly on Saturdays, Feb 11 - Mar 25, 2023. Other Poems William Shakespeare He was eventually released but died of poverty. He greatly influenced Shakespeare. The stage was often designed to look like a castle or palace, and it was not uncommon for plays to feature live animals and other special effects. The earliest Elizabethan plays include Gorboduc (1561), by Sackville and Norton, and Thomas Kyd 's (1558-94) revenge tragedy The Spanish Tragedy (1592). Other works One famous figure was the comic actor Richard Tarlton (d. 1588 CE) who was also a court jester who made Elizabeth I titter until his jokes went too far and ridiculed some of her noble favourites. Secular plays presented a new challenge, though, and the influence of popular art on politics and public minds was recognised by Elizabeth, who banned performances of unlicensed plays in 1559 CE. Wrote Every Man In His Humour