For people who know a lot about Shakespeare? 10 points best answer?

Question

So Im doing a little report on him and need some help.

How do you guys suppose Shakespeare gained his knowledge of the French language?

Name three ways in which the presentaion of plays in Elizabethan times differed from presentation today.

Good answers get thumbs up and best answer gets 10 points

Answer 1

lots of theories here as to how Shakespeare knew the French language  http://www.shaksper.net/archives/2000/01...

and this site talks about theatre and audience in Elizabethan times

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizab...

Answer 2

this is an intersting question, but sorry i dont know enough to help you! try reposting this in a different section about shakespare if there is one...or one about literature. theyll know!

for the presentation of plays:

the set up is very different. they used to perform and an audience surrounded them in a circle basically so you could see them from a whole bunch of angles whereas today,all the audience only sits on one side of the stage...hope that makes sense!

sorry, thast all i know of!

good luck