What is the overall significance of Elizabethan theatre in literary history?
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Correct answer: It established lasting professional theatre traditions
Elizabethan theatre established lasting professional and artistic traditions. It laid the foundations for modern English drama in terms of stagecraft, company structure, and dramatic form.
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