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When did Shakespeare retire from the theatre?Shakespeare's last appearance on the stage was in late 1603. Please see my article Shakespeare the Actor for more information.We will never know for sure exactly how many roles Shakespeare played, although we do have some general information. We know that Shakespeare began his career on the stage by 1592, because there is a surviving document - a scathing deathbed attack on Shakespeare by Robert Greene. Scholars believe Shakespeare might have played the title role in Edward I (a play by Edward Peele) in 1593. It is also assumed that Shakespeare played many roles in a variety of his own plays, including Macbeth (King Duncan), As You Like It (Adam), Henry IV (King Henry), and Hamlet (the Ghost of Hamlet's father). Nicholas Rowe, Shakespeare's first biographer, mentioned that Shakespeare's role as "the Ghost in his own Hamlet" was "the top of his performance." How to cite this article:______ Related Articles  Shakespeare's Contemporaries: Top Five Greatest Shakespeare's Audience in his Day Going to a Play in Shakespeare's London London's First Public Playhouse The Globe Theatre Shakespeare Hits the Big Time Theatre Closures Due to Disease Entertainment in Elizabethan England Shocking Elizabethan Drama The Greatest Actor of Shakespeare's Day Edward Alleyn: Master of the Elizabethan Stage William Kempe: Shakespeare's Clown Daily Life in Shakespeare's London Shakespeare Characters A to Z Pronouncing Shakespearean Names Shakespeare's Metaphors and Similes Quotations About William Shakespeare Why Shakespeare is so Important Shakespeare's Language Shakespeare's Boss: The Master of Revels Shakespeare Timeline: Part 1 (1558-1599) A Shakespeare Timeline: Part 2 (1600-1604) A Shakespeare Timeline: Part 3 (1605-1616) |
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