The Globe Theatre

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The Globe Theatre

A look at the Globe Theatre.

To read and respond to the Globe Theatre handout.To reinforce the history, layout and motto of the Globe Theatre.

Read the Globe Theatre Handout. Based on the given information complete the Globe Theatre crossword. Hand in the completed crossword (Remember to write your name at the top) at the end of class.

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The Globe TheatreThe Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeares playing company, the Lord Chamberlains Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642.

HistoryThe Globe was built in 1599 using timber from an earlier theatre, The Theatre, which was built on leased land. The landlord claimed that the building had become his with the expiry of the lease. On 28 December 1598, while the landlord was celebrating Christmas at his country home, a carpenter supported by the players and their friends, dismantled The Theatre beam by beam and transported it away. The following spring, the material was ferried over the Thames to reconstruct it as The Globe. It was probably completed by the summer of 1599, possibly in time for the first production of Henry V and its famous reference to the performance crammed within a wooden O. On 29 June 1613 the Globe Theatre went up in flames during a performance of Henry the Eighth. A theatrical cannon, set off during the performance, misfired, igniting the wooden beams and thatching. No one was hurt except a man whose burning breeches were put out with a bottle of ale. It was rebuilt in the following year.Like all the other theatres in London, the Globe was closed down by the Puritans in 1642. It was pulled down in 1644, or slightly later to make room for tenements.

LayoutThe Globes actual dimensions are unknown, but the evidence suggests that it was a three-storey, open-air amphitheatre approximately 100 feet (30 m) in diameter

that could house up to 3,000 spectators. The foundation suggests that it was a polygon of 20 sides.

At the base of the stage, there was an area called the pit, (or yard) where, for a penny, people (the groundlings) would stand on the floor to

watch the performance. Around the yard were three levels of stadium-style seats, which were more expensive than standing room.A rectangular stage platform, also known as an apron stage, thrust out into the middle of the open-air yard. The stage measured approximately 43 feet (13.1 m) in width, 27 feet (8.2 m) in depth and was raised about 5 feet (1.5 m) off the ground. On this stage, there was a trap door for use by performers to enter from the cellarage area beneath the stage.Large columns on either side of the stage supported a roof over the rear portion of the stage. The ceiling under this roof was called the heavens, and was painted with clouds and the sky. A trap door in the heavens enabled performers to descend using some form of rope and harness. The back wall of the stage had two or three doors on the main level, with a curtained inner stage in the centre, and a balcony above it. The doors entered into the tiring house (backstage area). The floors above could have been used to store costumes and props and as management offices. The balcony housed the musicians and could also be used for scenes requiring an upper space, such as the balcony scene in Romeo and Juliet.

MottoThe name of the Globe supposedly alludes to the Latin tag totus mundus agit histrionem (all the world plays the actor). Totus mundus agit histrionem was therefore adopted as the theatres motto.

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Across4. The play Henry V refers to The Globe as a ________6. This play definitely made use of the balcony10. The Globes Motto: Totus mundus agit __________11. Shakespeares Playing Company: Lord _____ Men13. They closed The Globe in 1642

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