There are only few poets who have bestowed us with as many proverbs as Shakespeare. This may also be due to the fact that Shakespeare was the first writer, whose works were not exclusively targeted at a generous aristocracy. Shakespeare and his generation invented the commercial theatre, which gave everyone the opportunity to be entertained for little money. And some quotes were simply good enough to still be used until this day. Reconstruction of the Globe Theatre. Theatres like the Moey were large commercial businesses and belonged to a community of actors, who shared in the profit and loss of the company, just like in a stock corporation.