The Globe Theatre

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The Globe Theatre
An introduction to
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Moving up in the world..
Typical Inn Yard
The Swan Theatre

• Talented groups of actors began to gain
  popularity and they were often able to take their
  performances to inn yards.
• when the Globe was being constructed, there were
  a number of other theatres in existence,
  including the Rose, the Swan, and the Curtain.

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Theatre
Red Bull
Curtain
Fortune
Boars Head
Cockpit
Bulls Inn
Pauls
Cross Keys Inn
Salisbury
BelSavage Inn
Red Lion
Blackfriars
Bell Inn
Hope
Rose
Swan
Globe
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• The Theatre as a Business

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1599 the opening of The Globe Theatre
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Virtual Tour
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Common misconceptions about the Globe

• Shakespeare was not the owner of the Globe, he
  was a part owner with his acting troupe,
• The Lord Chamberlains Men

James and Richard Burbage
John Heminge
Augustine Phillips
Thomas Pope
Will Kempe
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Globe Trivia

• The Globe Theater had a 1500 plus audience
  capacity.
• Up to 3000 people would flock to the theatre and
  its grounds
• There were no actresses. Female characters had to
  be played by young boys. The acting profession
  was not a credible one and it was unthinkable
  that any woman would appear in a play.

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• In 1591 the growing popularity of theatres led to
  a law closing all theaters on Thursdays so that
  the bull and bear bating industries would not be
  neglected!

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• A crest displaying Hercules
• bearing the globe
• on his shoulders
• together with the motto
• "Totus mundus agit histrionem"
• ( the whole world is a playhouse )
• was displayed a top the theatre

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• The Elizabethan general public (the Commoners)
  referred to as groundlings would pay 1 penny to
  stand in the 'Pit' of the Globe Theater. The
  gentry would pay to sit in the galleries often
  using cushions for comfort! Rich nobles could
  watch the play from a chair set on the side of
  the Globe stage itself

the Commoners
The gentry
Rich nobles
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Shakespeare performed many of his plays at The
Globe Theatre including
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In 1613, the Globe Theatre caught fire during the
production of Henry VIII and burned to the ground
Rebuilt in 1614, it was closed by the Puritans in
1642, and demolished in 1644. Shakespeare's Globe
Theatre reopened in 1997.
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The New Globe Theatre
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Sam Wanamaker

• Actor/director
• founded the Shakespeare Globe Trust to rebuild
  the Globe Theatre in London, England
• realized his dream of completing this amazing
  project
• Although he died in 1993, he lived to see the
  first two sections of the Globe unveiled in 1992
• The project was complete June 1997

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Bibliography

• http//www.enotes.com/william-shakespeare/shakespe
  ares-globe-theater/
• http//absoluteshakespeare.com/trivia/globe/globe.
  htm
• http//www.william-shakespeare.info/william-shakes
  peare-globe-theatre.htm
• Art and Photos
• Opening slide rendering
• www.davidclaudon.com/Elizabethan/globe3.jpg
• Bear baiting
• http//www.homesteadbullhunde.com/pages/images/bea
  r_baiting.jpg
• Virtual tour http//virtual.clemson.edu/caah/s
  hakespr/VRGLOBE/VRGlobe.php
• Slide shows
• http//www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/TT/Globe/sl
  ide8.html
• New Globe
• http//www.wpi.edu/Academics/Depts/HUA/TT/Globe/
• http//www.greatbuildings.com

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Lesson Target Audience

• This PowerPoint lesson is intended for Secondary
  Students
• Designed for use in grades 6-12 During a
  Shakespeare Unit in Language Arts
• I have integrated Historical aspects to the
  lesson to integrate Social Studies/History

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Lesson Objectives

• The students will have a general background of
  the history of Theatre in 17th Century, in
  particular the Globe Theatre.
• Students will understand the function of the
  theatre, its design, and function.
• Students will have an understanding of
  entertainment and its importance to a Elizabethan
  society.

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Assessment

• Students will be advised to take notes on the
  entire presentation
• Information from the PowerPoint will be included
  on the end of unit assessment.
• Pertinent information will be bolded for emphasis
  as well as targeted by instructor.