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Robert Armin (born c. 1568—died November 1615, London, England) was an English actor and playwright best known as a leading comic actor in the plays of William Shakespeare. He performed with the Chamberlain’s Men from approximately 1598 to 1610 and originated some of the most famous comic roles in Elizabethan theatre.
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Robert Armin (c. 1568 – 1615) was an English actor, and member of the Lord Chamberlain's Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600.
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Feb 13, 2013 · Robert Armin was best known for producing popular print ballads and poems. He wrote a compendium of 'fools' or jesters called Fool upon Fool, in which he described a series of jesters with a dark, irrational side, who are often violently punished by their masters.
Information. The Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare , pp. 948 - 953. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316137062.126. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2016. Access options. Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.
Primarily known as Shakespeare's comic actor after William Kemp, Robert Armin was also an author in his own right and a solo improvisatory comedian. Most critics believe he joined the Chamberlains
The following is an imagined account from the life of Robert Armin, fellow actor with William Shakespeare in the Lord Chamberlain's Men.
As a mimic and an intellectual, Armin never projected the clown persona of the common Englishman. Let us examine Armin's career, and see how these traits emerge. Armin was the son of a tailor of King's Lynn, Norfolk.
