English
April 30, 2020
Listen to some medieval music
In 1997, Shakespeare’s Globe opened at 21 New Globe Walk in London
Love’s Labour’s Lost (mid 1590’s)
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020
U.senior 30.04.2020

U.senior 30.04.2020

Editor's Notes

  • #3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEeAN471boQ
  • #9 Henry VII Cannon ball The Puritans and the demolition of the Globe Theatre The end of the Globe Theatre was in sight. In 1642, under the force of the Puritans, the English Parliament issued an ordinance suppressing all stage plays in the theatres. The Puritans, lead by Oliver Cromwell, who had been elected to Parliament came into total conflict with the Royalists lead by King Charles I and the English Civil war broke out. In 1644 the Globe Theatre was demolished by the Puritans. White Globe Theatre Flags White Globe Theatre flags were used to advertise that the play performed that day would be a comedy. Using white flag indicated that the play would be a light subject. Black Globe Theatre Flags Black Globe Theatre flags were used to advertise that the play performed that day would be a tragedy. Using a black flag indicated that the play would be a dark subject, associated with death. Red Globe Theatre Flags Red Globe Theatre flags were used to advertise that the play performed that day would be a history. Using a red flag indicated that the play would be a subject, associated with blood, as most plays based on history were!
  • #10 Stage and galleries 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 is a playground"—from Petronius,[39] which had wide circulation in England in the Burbages' time. Totus mundus agit histrionem was, according to this explanation, therefore adopted as the theatre's motto. Another allusion, familiar to the contemporary theatre-goer, would have been to Teatrum Mundi,
  • #12 230 m from the original site
  • #22 Love’s Labour’s Lost
  • #26 Water taxis
  • #28 First Globe 1599 made with timber from the dismantled Theatre (1576) 1613 it went up in flames during a performance of Henry VIII . Second Globe was built in 1614 and torn down in 1644 Third Globe 1997, 200 m from the original.