sentences:  After the closure of the theatres in 1642 at the start of the English Civil War, Shirley earned a living as a schoolteacher.As part of his new occupation, he wrote dramas — morality plays and masques — for his students to perform.The final works of his career, including "Honoria and Mammon" and "The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses" (both published in 1659), were works for student performers.