What were some popular forms of entertainment from Shakespeare's time period

Question: What were some popular forms of entertainment from Shakespeare's time period!?

What were some popular forms of entertainment from Shakespeare's time period!?

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One of my most favorite forms of entertainment from the time period that I learned about in my Shakespeare class was bear baiting!. It was completely bloody and horrible, very remniscient of the games the Romans had involving animals!. A bear would be chained to a post in a ring *kinda like a theater*, still able to move, but not escape, and dogs would be set on the animal!. Spectators would bet on whether it would be the dogs or the bear that would survive the horrible fight!. Some of the bears were unfortunate enough to have long and bloody careers, becoming stars in their own right!. "Sackerson" was one such animal and was immortalized in Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor!."Www@QuestionHome@Com

puppet shows!.!.!.!.!.feasts!.!.!.!.!.!.fairs!.!.!.!.!.!.fortune telling (though they believed it was real)!.!.!.!.fencing!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.wrestling!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. fighting!.!.!.plays!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.dancing!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!. instruments (like pipes or lyre) Ummmmm cant think of anymore, hope i helped!!!!!Www@QuestionHome@Com