Question

What were the people called who paid a penny to stand in front of the stage to see shakespeare’s plays?.

Answer 1

groundlings

Step-by-step explanation:

Elizabethan general public or people who were not nobility were referred to as groundlings. They would pay one penny to stand in the Pit of the Globe Theater (Howard 75). The upper class spectators would pay to sit in the galleries often using cushions for comfort.