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Title: The Globe Theatre


1
The Globe Theatre
  • Past and Present

2
Three Globe Theatres
  • The original Globe Theatre, built in 1599 by the
    playing company to which Shakespeare belonged,
    and destroyed by fire in 1613.
  • The Globe Theatre was rebuilt in 1614 and closed
    in 1642.
  • A modern reconstruction of the original Globe,
    named "Shakespeare's Globe Theatre", opened in
    1997.

3
The Original Globe Theatre
  • The Globe was the principal playhouse of the Lord
    Chamberlain's Men (who would become the King's
    Men in 1603)
  • The Globe was owned by a group of actors, who
    (except for one) were also shareholders in the
    Lord Chamberlain's Men.

4
  • At the base of the stage, there was an area
    called the "yard," where people (the
    "groundlings") would stand to watch the
    performance.

5
  • Around the yard were three levels of seating,
    which were more expensive than standing in the
    yard.

6
  • The Globe was built using timber from an earlier
    theatre called The Theatre.
  • On June 29, 1613, the Globe Theatre went up in
    flames during the first performance of Henry the
    Eighth. A theatrical cannon, set off during the
    performance, misfired, igniting the wooden beams
    and thatching.

7
  • Like all the other theatres in London, the Globe
    was closed down by the Puritans in 1642. It was
    destroyed in 1644 to make room for tenements.

8
A New Era of The Globe Theatre
  • A new Globe theatre was built according to an
    Elizabethan (1558-1603) plan.
  • Although the reconstruction was carefully
    researched, the original plan was modified by the
    addition of sprinklers on the roof to protect
    against fire, and the theatre is partly joined
    onto a modern lobby and visitors centre.

9
  • In addition, only 1,500 people may be housed
    during a show, unlike the 3,000 of Shakespeare's
    time (Elizabethans were less concerned about
    their personal space than modern theatregoers).

10
  • It opened in 1997 under the name "Shakespeare's
    Globe Theatre" and now stages plays every summer
    (May to October).
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11
Shakespeares Birthplace
  • Stratford-Upon-Avon, England
  • Has become a tourist trap, seeing over 3.5
    million visitors every year
  • Many great authors have made their pilgrimage to
    the Bards birthplace

12
There are some parts of the plays youll never
understand. But excuse me, I thought thats what
great art was supposed to be about. Dont freak
out over it. Keep reading. Peter Sellers
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Shakespeares Grave
  • Holy Trinity Church
  • A few blocks from his birthplace, on the River
    Avon
  • More than 200,000 tourists every year
  • Church is still used for services

15
  • He was not for an age, but for all time!
  • Ben Jonson

16
Life and Times of William Shakespeare
  • - b. 1564 in Stratford-Upon-Avon - 1582 married
    Anne Hathaway (8 years his senior) She was
    pregnant
  • - b. 1583 daughter Susanna
  • - b. 1585 Hamnet and Judith (twins)
  • - So, by 20 Shakespeare was married with 3
    children
  • - needed to provide for his family
  • - wasnt making enough money in Stratford,
    decided to move to London
  • - Shakespeare ended up paying off all his family
    debts
  • - d. 1616 in Stratford at New Place
  • - he was 52
  • - wrote plays during the reign of two monarchs
    (Queen Elizabeth 1558 1603 and King James 1603
    1625)

17
Elizabethan England
  • Medical Issues
  • - measles
  • - scarlet fever
  • - flu
  • - these could be fatal for children
  • - Shakespeares own son died during childhood
  • - many women died during childbirth
  • - famine was prevalent
  • - simple medical procedures could result in death
    because of infection (pulled tooth)

18
Religion
  • - most people believed in God
  • England was protestant, having broken away from
    the Catholic church (Reformation)
  • Catholics were ostracized from the community and
    country
  • After Elizabethan Era Jacobean Era
  • - Protestant Puritans wanted to rid the church of
    anything that was of the Catholic church.
  • - They believed fine clothing, drinking, gambling
    and going to see plays were all things that would
    / could condemn you to hell

19
Folklore / Superstition
  • - some believed in fairies, goblins and spirits.
  • - insanity, nightmares were thought to be caused
    by the influence of these spirits
  • - witch hunting prevalent people (women) were
    accused of being witches if they were simply
    socially awkward. Killed by the church.
  • - disease and disasters were blamed on witches.
  • - Astrology was important

20
Life in London
  • - port city, growing, poverty and wealth in great
    contrast
  • - lots of entertainment cock fighting and bear
    baiting
  • people liked to watch public beatings and
    executions
  • The Black Death Bubonic Plague 1592-1594
  • 1603 - 1604
  • 1623
  • Over 100 000 people died. Disease was carried on
    rats.

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Theatre
  • - town squares
  • - village greens
  • - not popular in the beginning
  • - Audience cheap tickets (one penny)
  • expensive ticket (6 pence)
  • - Ranging in class. Thieves and
    pickpockets were prevalent
  • - Crowds tended to be pretty rowdy
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