GLOBE Program

Shakespeare’s Globe Theater was built so lots of people could see his plays. It was built in 1599 on the Thames River in the Bankside District of London, England. It was three stories tall and could hold about 3,000 people. The Gallery is where the people sat to watch the plays. The benches they sat on were very steep. Some people couldn’t pay to sit in the gallery. They were called groundlings. They only had to pay 1 penny to watch while standing in the yard. The stage was maybe 45 feet wide…

What was it like to watch a show at the Globe Theatre? The shows at the Globe Theatre didn’t just include the actors. The audience drank openly. Prostitutes worked in the audience, along with pickpockets. If a show was particularly bad, rotten fruit would be launched at the stage. Eggs were another popular choice, as they could buy six for only a penny (Milner 24). The people you watched the show with could change the experience- they added their own jokes and talked to the actors. They hissed…

created the most significant shift in the world was William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre. The first Globe Theatre was one of the first playhouses in London and viewing the shows there was past time for many of the people in England.The original Globe burned down and then was rebuilt. The second Globe Theatre was torn down as theatres were closed. The third Globe Theatre is the one currently standing. The third Globe Theatre was recreated by Sam Wanamaker, and the materials used were all…

As we have discussed in class, theater conventions change over time with the changes in social and political issues. To show this, I will discuss the differences between the plays, “Edward II”, which was played during the Elizabethan period (1594) and “Beggar’s Opera”, which was played during the 17th century (1727). First I will discuss the play, Edward II written by Christopher Marlowe. Christopher Marlowe is known as the first great Renaissance playwright since he was the first who made…

The Elizabethan Era 1. The Elizabethan Era was a period between 1558 and 1603 which was ruled by Queen Elizabeth. Her reign developed in literacy and expansion overseas. The term ‘Elizabethan’ meant someone who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the first. People such as William Shakespeare were an Elizabethan. 2. During the Elizabethan, England’s greatest rivalries were Spain. The war took place in between the years 1586 and 1603. Since England was a Protestant country which is a…

Margaret Wente’s globe and mail article on the plight of “today’s children being overly protected from failure that they’ll never be able to handle the stresses of the adult world” is a highly opinionated and suspect take on how “reality will soon bite” (par. 22) a seemingly oblivious and obnoxious generation composed of “snowflake children” (par. 23), due to “overprotective” (par. 7) and “rescuing” (par. 8) parents who are “stuck to them like glue” (par. 16). While Wente does make an…

“William Shakespeare’s “Henry VI Part II” was his first play, he ever performed” (Mabillard " 2000). A man who wasn’t well known at his time began to become more distinguished as time went on. Long after the death of Shakespeare, many people claimed that he was one of the best British poets and playwrights of all time. The lacking documents and his mysterious past makes him all the more interesting. Even though we don't know much of Shakespeare, his works were contained with symbolism and…

solidarity and stability” (Macionis, 2015). This theory is apparent when it comes to the relationship that the Church has with the community of Boston. A majority of Bostonians are Catholics and are members of the Catholic Church. While The Boston Globe is suing the Church for files that have been sealed a ripple effect begins to happen in the community. Police officers don’t want to talk against Cardinal Law and lawyers are also afraid of the church because they are worried about being…

The globe theatre is a very historical place. The globe was built in 1599, using materials from an older theatre which was built in 1576. It is a very interesting place considering all of the plays, and the famous people that watched, wrote or even took part in the plays. Some of the most popular plays in the world were shown and acted out in the globe theatre. The exact pinpoint location is currently unknown, they have only been able to get an idea of its location by finding pieces of the…

Elizabethan Theatres The Globe Theatre, a London playhouse, was built in 1598 by James Burbage, with the help of his friends and family. Most of Shakespeare's plays, such as “Julius Caesar, Macbeth, Othello, King Lear, and Hamlet,” were first played in this theatre (Alchin). It was burned down in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and destroyed by the Puritans in 1644 (”Globe Theatre”). A cannon that was fired during a performance caused the thatched roof, made up of straw, to catch fire,…