Shakespeare questions:

1. What was the name of the company Shakespeare belonged to ?

The Globe Theatre was an early English theatre in London where most of William Shakespeare's plays were first presented.
Lord Chamberlain's Men ( Later The King's Men )

2. How many companies were licensed to perform in London ?

Only two. The globe and the fortune.

3. Why did Shakespeare's company build the Globe ?

Shakespeare's company only built the Globe because they couldn't use the special playhouse that their chief actor Richard Burbage's father had built for them in 1596, a roofed theatre inside the city, in Blackfriars.

4. What did Shakespeare's company use to build the Globe ?

Because without The Theatre, the company had to rent a playhouse.
Then at the end of 1598 they decided to build one for themselves

5. Who built the Globe ?

It was built by two brothers, Cuthbert and Richard Burbage, who inherited its predecessor, The Theatre, from their father, James.

6. When the Globe was built , there were two other theatres in Southwark already. Which ones ?
The Swan and The Rose

7. When was it built ?

It was probably completed by the autumn of 1599.

8. How and when was it destroyed ?

In 1613, during a performance of Henry VIII, the thatch of the Globe was accidentally set alight by a cannon, set off to mark the King's entrance onstage in a scene at Cardinal Wolsey's palace.

9. When was it rebuilt ?

By June 1614 it had been rebuilt, this time with a tiled gallery roof and a circular shape.

10. When was it finally pulled down ? Why ?

It was pulled down in 1644, two years after the Puritans closed all theatres, to make way for tenement dwellings.

11. Explain how acting at the Globe was like.

Acting at the Globe was radically different from viewing modern Shakespeare on screen.
The plays were staged in the afternoons, using the light of day. Therefore, all references to weather or time of the day had to be given to the audience through the text.

12. Complete this chart:

THEATRE: The Rose and the Fortune; the Theatre and The Globe.
COMPANY: Lord almiral's men. Lord chamberlain's men.
PLAYWRITER: Christopher Marlowe. William Shakespeare.
MAIN ACTOR: Edward Alleyn. Richard Burbage.
MANAGER: Philip Henslowe. The Burbages.
PATRON: Lord Charles Howard. Lord Chamberlain.

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Shakespeare

This blog is about Shakespeare.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616), was a English poet and playwright wrote the famous 154 Sonnets and numerous highly successful oft quoted dramatic works including the tragedy of the Prince of Denmark, Hamlet.

While Shakespeare caused much controversy, he also earned lavish praise and has profoundly impacted the world over in areas of literature, culture, art, theatre, and film and is considered one of the best English language writers ever.