Historical Journey of Shakespeare's Globe Theater

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The Globe Theater, a historical marvel was built in 1599 by two people/group by the names of William Shakespeare and The lord chamberlain's men. It was destroyed by a fire on june 26, 1613 and was built back again in 1614 in the same location and closed by an ordinance issued on september 6, 1642. Due to the puritans going around and saying what's right or not which in this case they thought that acting was a sin against god and all of london had banned plays. So shakespeare and a carpenter by the name Peter Street had dismantled and moved each piece of the globe (which in this case was timber) across river and put it back together to open back up on sometime in the summer of 1599 to open the the play Henry V. The globes actual dimensions are unknown but from the last two centuries can could determine the size and shape, evidence shows that the globe was an open air amphitheatre that could hold up to 3,000 people in the seats and close to 100 people in the pit. Many of the people that you would find in the pit would be called penny people. The reason why they were called penny people was because this was the location for the poor. But the higher you got, the wealthier …show more content…

You can go to the newer modeled globe theater in london and actually see what it was like. Like for example the ground on the newer model used to have peanuts on the ground untill one day when a kid had a allergic reaction and had to replace over a ton of peanuts and replaced it with grass. You can also take tours around and see the different places that the people sat at and where the actors would change costumes. In conclusion the globe theater is surrounded by history like one of the most well known and famous playwright/actor made his legacy there you may know him. His name was William shakespeare. And the creations that he made will go down in history as one of or maybe the greatest work in play/acting

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