William Shakespeare Facts Verification

1. William Shakespeare was a major stockholder in the Globe Theater.

A: This fact is in fact true. William Shakespeare owned 12.5 % of the Globe Theater. As a young writer he bought shares and benefited financially after his plays became popular. 

http://www.nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/globe-theatre-facts

2. William Shakespeare worked mostly in the Globe Theater. 

A: This fact is also true. William Shakespeare worked mostly in the Globe Theater that the Theater was also known as the Shakespeare Globe Theater. This was where Shakespeare performed many of his greatest plays. 

http://www.shakespearebythesea.org/school/supplemental.pdf

3. William Shakespeare had style. 

A: Since William Shakespeare did not come from a noble background there are really no pictures or portraits commissioned. Based on pictures drawn after his death it is safe to say that he was a stylish man that dressed accordingly to the fashion during Elizabethan and Jacobean times.  

Notice the collar, the colour and material and shape of his clothing. For a very in depth and detailed article about fashion during Elizabethan and Jacobean times please click on the links below!



http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/elizabethanclothes.html

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-clothing-allowed-men.htm

http://www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakespeare-pictures.htm