Why did Shakespeare include a play within a play?
Pyramus and Thisbe is an ancient tale well known to audiences in Shakespeare's time. The audience would appreciate the humor and comments.
He had been commissioned to write a play of a certain length, and his fell short. The play within a play was a filler to use up time.
He uses it as a semi-veiled political speech.
He used it in place of an intermission, to help refocus the audience's attention.
Pyramus and Thisbe is an ancient tale well known to audiences in Shakespeare's time. The audience would appreciate the humor and comments.
He had been commissioned to write a play of a certain length, and his fell short. The play within a play was a filler to use up time.
He uses it as a semi-veiled political speech.
He used it in place of an intermission, to help refocus the audience's attention.
