Overview
Character Name
William "Shag" Shakespeare
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Role Size
Lead
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
london, england, 1605
Analysis
Shag is one of the most popular playwrights of his day. He is chosen by Cecil to rewrite the history of the Gunpowder Plot as a play, to make it more favorable to the king and to add witches (at the king’s request). Shag is torn between pleasing the king and maintaining
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