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Historical (Tyler Anderson) - In 1599, Globe Theatre was built and opened on Southwark Road, London. The land it was built on was owned by different men who were part of “Lord Chamberlain’s Men”, and acting group including Shakespeare. It was destroyed by a fire from a cannon-misfire in 1613 but rebuilt in 1614. For the next few decades it was the home theatre for some of Shakespeare’s most popular plays including Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. It was one of the biggest and most popular theatres in London for years but was closed in 1642 by Puritans who also closed down most other theaters around London. A modern, functioning recreation of “The Globe” was built in 1997 and still stands two streets away from the original site of the original theatre.

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"Shakespeare's Globe." Shakespeare Resource Center -. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Apr. 2014.

Audience- (Brendan Preuss) - The audience for the globe theater was all classes. The higher class would sit in the balcony and in seats. The lower classes would stand in the bigger area of the floor because they could not pay to be in the balcony. The place that the people would stant was called the “Penny Box” or the “Box Office” because they had to pay a penny to stand in that area and they payed in a box. This is where all the plays were held in this time period in the area. It was the most popular theater in this time period. "The Old Globe Theater History." The OLD GLOBE THEATER History. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.

Aim- (Darius Jackson - The Globe theatre was a theater in London. The aim of the globe theatre was to perform plays during the rule of Queen Elizabeth I. Famous playwrights were performed there by Shakespeare and other writers.

"Globe Theatre." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014.”

“ "The Old Globe Theater History." The OLD GLOBE THEATER History. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Apr. 2014.”



Cultural- (George Valdez) The globe theatre of london was highly associated with the famous writer, William Shakespeare, who was part of a playing company formally known as the Lord Chamberlain’s Men who build the theatre in 1599 solely for holding productions of plays and performances. Theatre back in the 1500’s and 1600’s were a very popular production back when performing and play writing was still being adjusted.

"Globe Theatre." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 21 Apr. 2014. Web. 21 Apr. 2014. .