The Globe.

The Globe theatre was Shakespeare’s theatre, and that was built in 1599 by Shakespeare’s playing company, called the lord Chamberlains men, then when king james became king the company was then called The kings men. The globe was burned down by accident by the cannon in 1613, it was rebuilt in 1614 and was closed in 1642. The Globe in London now is the third Globe that has been built. 

 They were only seats around the edge of the globe and they cost 2p, which is about £5 now. Most people though had to stand and watch the shows. It was outside so if they got rained on it was tough luck, the were called groundlings and they would of paid around 1p for entry. Audiences were expected  to use their imaginations for different locations and backgrounds. In most of shakespeare’s plays you will find that they can be very roanchy and would consist of sex and violence, this was to keep audiences appealed, and to keep them coming to watch the plays. The Auidences were also be hard to please as they would always be heckling and at the to row of seats many prostitutes would be doing their jobs up there. Theatre was appealing to every class of people, and the Lords would sit just above and behind the stage. Now they would seem like the worst seats, but back then it was the best seats in the house because then everyone could see them.

People back then were very religious and believed in heaven and hell. The globe was in a roundish shape,

this picture is the roof of the stage, and its painted so it looks like heaven. As you can see there’s angels, and it looked like the sky with stars, the sun and moon with the gods and goddesses. The people that were made to stand to watch the play could be known as hell. The stage was in the middle because it wasn’t high but it was high enough to stop people from climbing on the stage. They portrayed on what a life could be like and also can be surprising similar to the lives they were living at the time. So people believe that this is why the Globe it called the globe because it can portray earth in many aspects.

 In the Globe the reason they didn’t have a roof was because they would use the sun as a light to light the stage, so performances were always during the day and mostly during the summer so they could use the sun for lighting as there was no electricity. They would use candles as well sometimes. The Globe Theatre is still used today; they only use it for performances during the summer considering there is no roof. They still show Shakespeare’s plays most of the time; however they have new plays by new writers showing as well. The word Renaissance means rebirth in French, during that time, a lot of people were making new discoveries, inventing little things and wanted to learn more about the world. This is why it was called Renaissance theatre; Shakespeare himself wanted to learn new things and wanted to explore new ideas and new writers using the globe to show their work. So this is why they show new performances as well as the classic Shakespeare plays.