Holiday Homework: The Globe Theatre
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Holiday Homework (Individual)
Why was it called “The Globe Theatre?”
The Globe Theatre was located in London and associated with William Shakespeare. It was built by Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1599. It was not called the Globe Theatre because of its shape. In was in fact the same shape as the theatres called The Curtain, The Rose and The Swan. The reason it was called The Globe Theatre was because the audience could see “all of the world” upon the stage. Shakespeare frequently compared the world to a stage. The Globe theatre as a whole world in itself runs throughout Shakespeare. The Globe was probably a reference to the fact that the actors create a world for the audience.
The name of the Globe theatre supposedly refers to the Latin word totus mundus agit histrionem which means “All the World’s a stage” this was also adopted as the theatre’s motto.
What plays were performed in The Globe Theatre?
The Globe Theatre plays brought massive crowds to the special theatre. As soon as a play had been written it was immediately produced. The Globe actors initially used 'foul papers' or prompts for their plays. There were no copyright laws in Elizabethan England so rival theatre companies would send their members to attend plays to produce unauthorised copies. This type of plagiarism led to different versions of some of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.
Holiday Homework (Individual)
Why was it called “The Globe Theatre?”
The Globe Theatre was located in London and associated with William Shakespeare. It was built by Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men in 1599. It was not called the Globe Theatre because of its shape. In was in fact the same shape as the theatres called The Curtain, The Rose and The Swan. The reason it was called The Globe Theatre was because the audience could see “all of the world” upon the stage. Shakespeare frequently compared the world to a stage. The Globe theatre as a whole world in itself runs throughout Shakespeare. The Globe was probably a reference to the fact that the actors create a world for the audience.
The name of the Globe theatre supposedly refers to the Latin word totus mundus agit histrionem which means “All the World’s a stage” this was also adopted as the theatre’s motto.
What plays were performed in The Globe Theatre?
The Globe Theatre plays brought massive crowds to the special theatre. As soon as a play had been written it was immediately produced. The Globe actors initially used 'foul papers' or prompts for their plays. There were no copyright laws in Elizabethan England so rival theatre companies would send their members to attend plays to produce unauthorised copies. This type of plagiarism led to different versions of some of the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.