The theaters of our time are different from the theaters of Shakespeare time period, because of how they were set up. In Shakespeare’s time, theaters didn’t have roofs and the performances were held during the afternoon at 2 PM through 3 PM, during the summer. The main reason performances was held during this time was they had no artificial light, like we do today and they had to relie on the sun to light the stage. Seating mainly depended on where you stood in society; a penny would get you a standing place in front of the stage, two pennies would get a chair and 3 pennies would get you a seat with a pillow. Seating is much different in theaters today. Seats are set up in rows. Theaters during Shakespeare's time also were not decerated as much, as todays stages, this was mainly for the owners to save a bit more money when making the stage. These were the main differences between modern day theater and theater in Shakespeares time.
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