"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?” (Romeo and Juliet Act II, Scene II). Shakespeare is one of the most famous writer to be connected to the globe theater. That theater is where most of Shakespeare play were first presented to the public. Shakespeare bought his share of the globe theater along with others from lord chamberlain’s men. The globe theater was the biggest out of the four theaters. Shakespeare has a very important literature part on the world and the globe theater helped put on the plays for Shakespeare.
Shakespeare friend James Burbage built the globe theater in 1599. Shakespeare became a shareholder with the globe theater to make some money and put on plays from a place he owned. Since Shakespeare was part of Lord Chamberlain’s men, the group started performing there. The first play that Shakespeare put on in the globe was Julius Caesar. From 1600 through 1610 he presented his four great tragedies; Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and, Macbeth. Shakespeare has a ton of history with the globe that made the globe famous. …show more content…
In 1613 on June 29 during the play Henry VIII there was wadding from the stage cannon that ignited the thatched roof. The globe burned down to the ground in less than two hours. The globe was rebuilt right on the spot where it was burned down. It was the same size and shape but it was better looking than the first time. The second globe was given a tiled roof so that it would not burn down again. In 1642 the puritans believed that theaters were places of “evil sin” instead of entertainment. Sam Wanamaker came up with the Shakespeare Globe Trust in 1970 that could make the globe a possibility. He put the current globe into motion. Sam died before the new globe was finished in June 1997. The globe has been rebuilt many times but the history is never
Shakespeare friend James Burbage built the globe theater in 1599. Shakespeare became a shareholder with the globe theater to make some money and put on plays from a place he owned. Since Shakespeare was part of Lord Chamberlain’s men, the group started performing there. The first play that Shakespeare put on in the globe was Julius Caesar. From 1600 through 1610 he presented his four great tragedies; Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and, Macbeth. Shakespeare has a ton of history with the globe that made the globe famous. …show more content…
In 1613 on June 29 during the play Henry VIII there was wadding from the stage cannon that ignited the thatched roof. The globe burned down to the ground in less than two hours. The globe was rebuilt right on the spot where it was burned down. It was the same size and shape but it was better looking than the first time. The second globe was given a tiled roof so that it would not burn down again. In 1642 the puritans believed that theaters were places of “evil sin” instead of entertainment. Sam Wanamaker came up with the Shakespeare Globe Trust in 1970 that could make the globe a possibility. He put the current globe into motion. Sam died before the new globe was finished in June 1997. The globe has been rebuilt many times but the history is never