Although the term Homosexual was not coined until the late 19th century that did not mean that homosexuals were not present in society or that the ideas of homosexuality were not being represented and debated upon within literature and theater prior to that. Homosexuality and queer theory have always had a standing amongst the performing arts, however, people's views towards them have shifted from acceptance to rejection and back again many times throughout history. With the reformation of the London theater during the Restoration era and the change from boys playing women's roles to women playing themselves on stage along with the emergence of the Fop character, the perceptions of the male actor and homosexuality began to shift in a more negative
