Assertion: actor's role | /r/HasProperty | played by men
Facets:
value: in the time of shakespeare
type: TEMPORAL
value: generally
type: DEGREE
value: earlier
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: Formerly, in ancient Greece and Rome, the medieval world, and the time of William Shakespeare, only men could become actors, and women's roles were generally played by men or boys.
text: In the time of William Shakespeare, women's roles were generally played by men or boys.
text: In the time of Shakespeare, and earlier, all roles in an English play were played by men, meaning even characters such as Juliet, Lady Macbeth, and Cleopatra were first played by men or boys.