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Background 1. In 1592, the London theatres closed due to a severe outbreak of the plague(瘟疫). The closing of the playhouses made it hard for Shakespeare and other actors of the day to earn a living. 2. Moreover, in 1592 there came a scathing(苛刻的，严厉的) attack on Shakespeare by dramatist Robert Greene, who wrote something in a deathbed diary assaulting Shakespeare. Shakespeare was deeply disturbed by this assault. When in disgrace with fortune and mens eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf Heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself, and curse my fate, Wishing m