Globe Theatre

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London which played William Shakespeare plays. The theatre played an important role in Shakespeare’s plays, as in those times they didn’t have microphones, so they needed to project there voice so the audience can hear them, thats why the theatre was built in a round shape. It was built in 1599. By the company which help produce Shakespeare plays, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. The Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire on June 29, 1613. A second Globe Theatre was rebuilt on the same site by June 1614, the theatre then closed in 1642. The new and modern reconstruction of the Globe, is now named “Shakespeare’s Globe“, and opened in 1997.  

The Globe Thatre

The Globe Thatre

The Lord Chamberlains Men

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men was the playing company that William Shakespeare worked for as actor and playwright for most of his career. The Lord Chamberlain’s Men had become one of the two leading companies of the city by 1603. It is named the Lord Chamberlains Men due to the fact that at the time of Shakespeare, no women were allowed in the plays, so that it is why they only use men at the end. The main reason in which The Lord Chamberlain’s company was a big hit is because Shakespeare had been a great and talented play writer.

Each Play company such as The Lords Chamberlains Men would have their own Theatre to perform such as the Globe Theatre; this in way people will recognize each company and what they perform. This is why The Lord Chamberlains Men were famous.

The Lord Chamerlains Men

The Lord Chamerlains Men

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