The Globe Theatre
Julius Caesar was the very first play performed in The Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre was a big building with three rows of seating and a pit in the middle where the plays were performed. The Globe Theatre was represented by the original structure, the fire, and the reconstruction.
The Globe Theatre was the most beautiful thing built yet. “As you like it” was written somewhere in the theatre. The Globe Theatres structure was beautiful. Unfortunately it was burned down by a fire led by a cannon in another playing going on and demolished the Globe Theatre. It took a long time to reconstruct the Globe Theatre but it was done. It was almost built in the same place but puritans built buildings where the theatre burnt down. Puritans closed down the theatre because they thought badly about theatres. There is nothing left from the old Globe Theatre that is in the new one now. Plays were held only during the summer because of the open roof. During the winter the plays were moved to indoor playhouses. The Globe Theatre attracted huge and many crowds.All of the theatres were located in the city. They colored things to show people which plays were …show more content…
A picture of the Swan Theatre would be a good template of the structure and also layout of The Globe Theatre. The theatre was built using timber from another amphitheatre. It took about a half a year to build the theatre. The Elizabethan amphitheatres and The Globe Theatre were alike.There are no existing pictures inside of the old Globe Theatre. There was no roof on the theatre. There was only one main entrance. Above the entrance there is Hercules holding The Globe Theatre on his shoulder on a crest with “Totus mundus agit histrionem” which means the whole world is a playhouse on it (the motto of the Globe Theatre). 1500-3000 people could fit in the theatre (Alchin). Pillars called heavens held up what all the roof
Julius Caesar was the very first play performed in The Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre was a big building with three rows of seating and a pit in the middle where the plays were performed. The Globe Theatre was represented by the original structure, the fire, and the reconstruction.
The Globe Theatre was the most beautiful thing built yet. “As you like it” was written somewhere in the theatre. The Globe Theatres structure was beautiful. Unfortunately it was burned down by a fire led by a cannon in another playing going on and demolished the Globe Theatre. It took a long time to reconstruct the Globe Theatre but it was done. It was almost built in the same place but puritans built buildings where the theatre burnt down. Puritans closed down the theatre because they thought badly about theatres. There is nothing left from the old Globe Theatre that is in the new one now. Plays were held only during the summer because of the open roof. During the winter the plays were moved to indoor playhouses. The Globe Theatre attracted huge and many crowds.All of the theatres were located in the city. They colored things to show people which plays were …show more content…
A picture of the Swan Theatre would be a good template of the structure and also layout of The Globe Theatre. The theatre was built using timber from another amphitheatre. It took about a half a year to build the theatre. The Elizabethan amphitheatres and The Globe Theatre were alike.There are no existing pictures inside of the old Globe Theatre. There was no roof on the theatre. There was only one main entrance. Above the entrance there is Hercules holding The Globe Theatre on his shoulder on a crest with “Totus mundus agit histrionem” which means the whole world is a playhouse on it (the motto of the Globe Theatre). 1500-3000 people could fit in the theatre (Alchin). Pillars called heavens held up what all the roof