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Question: Is it true that Shakespeare promised three actresses he was seeing to!?
each a part in a play he was writing called King Lear where originally, three sons fight over his kingdom!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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In the age of Shakespeare there were no "actresses" women were not permitted to take the stage, young boys would play female roles!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, because actresses didn't exist then!. Women's parts were played by boys with unbroken voices!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No, in Shakespearean time's women's parts were played by men preferably adolescent or pre-adolescent boysWww@QuestionHome@Com

He wasn't called Shakespeare for nowt!Www@QuestionHome@Com