1. The globe theatre
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2. History
The globe theatre was built by Peter Street in 1559.
It was on the banks of the river, in the London
suburbs.
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.
A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named
“Shakespeare Globe", opened in 1997 approximately
750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre

3. Representations of Shakespeare
Some works of the playwright William Shakespeare
were represented in this theatre:
- The king Lear
- Julio César
- Macbeth
- Hamlet
- Otelo
- Romeo and Juliet etc.

4. Layout
The Globe's actual dimensions are unknown, but its
shape and size can be approximated from scholarly
inquiry over the last two centuries.
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.
During the excavation of the Globe in 1989 a layer of
nutshells was found.

5. Globe’s name
The name of the Globe supposedly alludes to the
Latin tag totus mundus agit histrionem, in turn
derived from quod fere totus mundus exerceat
histrionem—"because all the world plays the actor"—
from Petronius, which had wide circulation in England
in the Burbages' time.

6. Now
Now, The Globe theatre is very popular also.
All the days, they’re represented a lot of plays, and a
lot of people go to this theatre because is a symbol for
the English people and a very beautiful theatre.

7. Calendar the globe theatre
These plays are programmed for the Tuesday 22 on
May 2012:
- Exhibition and Globe theatre tour.
- Exhibition and Rose theatre tour.
- Globe to Globe: Love’s Labour’s lost.
- Globe to Globe: Coriolanus.
- Henry V, on tour at Theatre Royal Bath.

8. Vocabulary
Bank: orilla
River: río
Suburbs: afueras
Feet: pies
Playwright: dramaturgo
Layout: disposición
Shape: forma
Nutshells: Cascaras de nuez
Plays: obras de teatro.
Theatre: teatro.