SHAKESPEARE'S GLOBE

MADE BY SZÉKELY ANDRÁS NOEL 7.A

 WHY WAS THE GLOBE BUILT?

The Lord
Chamberlain’s Men
(Shakespeare’s acting
group) wanted a place
where they could
perform their plays so
they could compete*
with other acting
groups
*Compete/Versenyezni
 HISTORY OF THE GLOBE
THEATRE

• Built in 1598 and opened in 1599

• Burned down in 1613 from a cannon blast* during the play of
„Henry VIII.”
• Rebuilt and reopened in 1614
• Closed down by Puritans (trying to purify* England) in 1642 and was
torn
down* in 1644
• In 1996, a replica* was built on the original site* where people that can
visit it today

*Cannon blast/Ágyú lövés, Purify/Megtisztítani, Torn down/Földig pusztítani,

Replica/Replika Site/Helyszín
 FACTS ABOUT THE GLOBE
THEATHRE

• The original globe was 3 stories high and could held about 3,000 people
• Located in Southwark* near the Thames River
(Just outside of downtown London)
• No roof so they relied on sunlight
• Was not allowed to be build in the city centre of London becaue crowds
often became rowdy

*Southwark/Located in south London, Rowdy/Garázda,Huligán

 PROBLEMS AT THE THEATRE

• Fights
• Spread of
disease (Black
Death)
• Drug dealing
• Theft
*Disease/Betegség, Drug Dealing/Drog kereskedelem, Theft/Tolvajlás,Lopás
 THE LEVELS OF THE THEATRE

T h e l e v e l s o f t h e t h e a t re S t r u c t u re o f t h e t h e a t re

1. Poor people could get into plays for

just a little money but they had to
stand
2. The middle-to-upper* class*
people could afford* to sit on the
second level
3. Only the upper* class could afford
seat on the third level,
They could get padded* seat
(It was more comfortable)

*Middle-to-upper Class/Köznemesi réteg, Upper Class/Nemesi réteg, Afford/Megfizetni

Padded/tömött
 SOURCES

https://www.timeout.com/london/theatre/shakespeares-globe
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Globe-Theatre
https://nosweatshakespeare.com/resources/theatres/globe-theatre-facts/
https://www.shakespeare.org.uk/explore-shakespeare/shakespedia/shakespe
ares-globe-theatre
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