How much did it cost to watch a play at the Globe Theatre?

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1. How much did it cost to watch a play at the Globe Theatre?
2. Why is the Globe Theatre so famous today?
3. What is the Globe Theatre like today?
4. Why is the Globe theater called The Globe?
5. Who owned and operated the Globe Theater?
6. How was the Globe Theatre destroyed?
7. Why didn't the globe Theatre have a roof?
8. How big is the Globe Theater?
9. Why is the Globe Theatre important?
10. What are the three levels of the globe Theatre?
11. How many plays were in the Globe Theatre?
12. How were Shakespeare's plays received?
13. Who built the Globe Theater?
14. When were plays performed at the Globe What time of day?
15. What was Shakespeare's first play?
16. Who was Shakespeare's audience?
17. Who played the female roles in Shakespeare's plays?
18. What was Shakespeare's most successful play?
19. Who was the most famous actors during Shakespeare's time?
20. What caused all the theaters to close in the early 1600's?
21. How did the black plague affect the theater?
22. When was theater banned?
23. What is Shakespeare's longest play?
24. What is the longest play ever written?
25. Why is Macbeth the shortest play?
26. How long are Shakespeare plays?

How much did it cost to watch a play at the Globe Theatre?

Or for a penny or so more, you could sit more comfortably on a cushion. The most expensive seats would have been in the 'Lord's Rooms'. Admission to the indoor theatres started at 6 pence. One penny was only the price of a loaf of bread.

Why is the Globe Theatre so famous today?

The Globe is known because of William Shakespeare's () involvement in it. Plays at the Globe, then outside of London proper, drew good crowds, and the Lord Chamberlain's Men also gave numerous command performances at court for King James. ...

What is the Globe Theatre like today?

Although the original Globe Theatre was lost to fire, today a modern version sits on the south bank of the River Thames. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is now a huge complex holding a reconstructed original outdoor theatre, a winter theatre, a museum, and an education centre.

Why is the Globe theater called The Globe?

By May 1599, the new theatre was ready to be opened. Burbage named it the Globe after the figure of Hercules carrying the globe on his back - for in like manner the actors carried the Globe's framework on their backs across the Thames.

Who owned and operated the Globe Theater?

Thomas Brend

How was the Globe Theatre destroyed?

The fire began during a performance of Henry VIII – a collaborative play Shakespeare wrote with John Fletcher – and is believed to have been caused when a theatrical cannon misfired and ignited the theatre's wood beams and thatching. Like all London's theatres, the Globe was shut by the Puritans in 1642.

Why didn't the globe Theatre have a roof?

It was an open-air building with three stories for seating and could hold around 3,000 people. ... First, the Globe Theatre is the first and only building to have thatched roofing after they were banned as a direct result of the Great Fire of London in 1666, so some safety precautions had to be taken.

How big is the Globe Theater?

102 feet

Why is the Globe Theatre important?

The live theater has long been an important source of entertainment, where people can witness and experience the joy, drama, and excitement of performances and plays. ... In 1599, William Shakespeare's group of actors and stagehands called Lord Chamberlain's Men built The Globe Theater in London.

What are the three levels of the globe Theatre?

At the Globe Theatre there were three classes, the upper, middle, and lower class.

How many plays were in the Globe Theatre?

The start of the afternoon plays were announced by a blast of trumpets. Plays performed at the Globe Theatre were divided into three types - Histories, Comedies and Tragedies. The First Folio was a collection of 36 plays by William Shakespeare.

How were Shakespeare's plays received?

In Shakespeare's time, his plays were performed at the Globe Theatre in London (recreated in today's Shakespeare's Globe). ... This cheap price meant that trade workers and merchants could afford to see plays at the Globe, while wealthier audience members paid more to sit in the gallery.

Who built the Globe Theater?

Lord Chamberlain's

When were plays performed at the Globe What time of day?

Julius Caesar was likely the first Shakespearean play, performed in 1599 at the Globe. Q: At what hour of the day were Shakespeare's plays performed? According to documentation, Shakespeare's plays were performed in the afternoon as the sun set and the climate was still warm but cooling off.

What was Shakespeare's first play?

King Henry VI

Who was Shakespeare's audience?

Shakespeare's audience was the very rich, the upper middle class, and the lower middle class. All of these people would seek entertainment just as we do today, and they could afford to spend money going to the theater.

Who played the female roles in Shakespeare's plays?

In Shakespeare's day, female parts were played by male actors, while more recently, actresses have taken on some of his most famous male roles such as Hamlet and Julius Caesar.

What was Shakespeare's most successful play?

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Who was the most famous actors during Shakespeare's time?

Richard Burbage was the most famous actor of Shakespeare's time. Burbage (c. ) was the star actor of Shakespeare's theater company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, which became the King's Men when James I became king of England in 1603.

What caused all the theaters to close in the early 1600's?

In the early 1600s, more bubonic plague outbreaks struck and shuttered the doors of London's Globe Theatre.

How did the black plague affect the theater?

The Black Plague affected William Shakespeare by closing the London theaters where his plays were performed. The disease also killed many of Shakespeare's family members including his only son. ... Every time there was an outbreak, the theaters where Shakespeare acted and his plays were performed closed.

When was theater banned?

September 1642

What is Shakespeare's longest play?

Hamlet

What is the longest play ever written?

The Mousetrap

Why is Macbeth the shortest play?

The play is the shortest of Shakespeare's tragedies, without diversions or subplots. It chronicles Macbeth's seizing of power and subsequent destruction, both his rise and his fall the result of blind ambition.

How long are Shakespeare plays?

Here is a list of the length of all Shakespeare's plays. As a rule of thumb, 1000 lines of Shakespeare's text converts to about one hour of stage time, when performed. Most plays, however, are cut down for performance....Length of Shakespeare Plays.

Play	Approximate Number of lines
Twelfth Night	2482
Macbeth	2477
Pericles	2464
Tempest	2274