Shakespeare and Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre The Globe Theatre

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Name: William ShakespeareName: William Shakespeare

DOB: April 1564 DOB: April 1564

POB: LondonPOB: London

Death: April 23,1616Death: April 23,1616 7 siblings 7 siblings Married Anne Hathaway (1582)Married Anne Hathaway (1582) Had 3 childrenHad 3 children

Literary WorksLiterary Works

Greatest English Writer/Poet Greatest English Writer/Poet

Tragedies: Love; Romance; Protaganist is “admiarable but flawed”Tragedies: Love; Romance; Protaganist is “admiarable but flawed”

Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet ,Julius Caesar, King Antony and Cleopatra, Coriolanus, Hamlet ,Julius Caesar, King Lear, MacBeth, Othello,Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens,Titus Lear, MacBeth, Othello,Romeo and Juliet, Timon of Athens,Titus AndronicusAndronicus

The Globe TheatreThe Globe Theatre The Globe was an octagonal-shaped building with an open-air The Globe was an octagonal-shaped building with an open-air

stage that could hold as many as 3000 people.stage that could hold as many as 3000 people.

James Burbage: owner of The Globe TheatreJames Burbage: owner of The Globe Theatre

The Globe Theatre was originally too small to fit the theatregoers The Globe Theatre was originally too small to fit the theatregoers who came to see of the up-and-coming William Shakespeare. who came to see of the up-and-coming William Shakespeare.

1613: premiere of Shakespeare's 1613: premiere of Shakespeare's Henry VIIIHenry VIII; a cannon fired during ; a cannon fired during a scene and set fire to the roof. The Globe had burned to the a scene and set fire to the roof. The Globe had burned to the ground. ground.

Theatre was rebuilt, but in 1642 the Puritans controlled Theatre was rebuilt, but in 1642 the Puritans controlled entertainment of any kind, the new government ordered all the entertainment of any kind, the new government ordered all the theatres closed. The Globe was torn down in 1644.theatres closed. The Globe was torn down in 1644.

1999: the Globe reopened with a performance of1999: the Globe reopened with a performance of Henry V Henry V, one of , one of the first plays performed in the original Globe.the first plays performed in the original Globe.

Con… The Globe Theatre was always exciting and had people around

with lots of energy.

There was sometimes gambling at the Globe Theatre.

Lord Chamberlain: politics; Overseen and approved plays; censorship

Lord Chamberlain flew a flag with a figure of Hercules carrying a Globe

Plays advertised by flags. black: tragedy

white :comedy red: history

Comparison:Comparison: The Globe Theatre to The Globe Theatre to Modern Day TheatreModern Day Theatre

Unlike today’s spectacles, a Shakespearean playhouse-goer had to use imagination.

No backdrops, no lighting, horrific sounds, and few, if any, props.

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