William Shakespeare and The Globe Theatre
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By Jihad Belbachir and Ghea Abou Faycal
William was born on April 23, 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon,
England . His father was the mayor of Stratford and his
mother was a landowner. He was the 3rd child of 8.
He received and excellent education with a heavy focus on
Latin, Greek, grammar and literature .
He studied at “King Edward’s Grammar school for Boys “ in
Stratford-upon-Avon.
William married Anne Hathaway at the young age
of 18 while she was 26 .
They had 1 child : Susanna
Twins: Hamnet and Judith
His son, Hamnet, died at the young age of 11.
He moved to London in around 1591 and he
became an actor .
He worked with a group of actors called the
Lord Chamberlain’s Men , later known as the
King’s Men.
William Shakespeare was an actor, a poet and a
playwright. He got famous for his very successful
plays (between 35 and 40),his many poems ( 154
sonnets) , his tragedies (Hamlet , Julius Caesar…),
his comedies (As You Like It, Twelfth Night…) and
his histories . William Shakespeare had a huge
vocabulary of between 17 000 and 34 000 words.
William Shakespeare returned back to
Stratford-Upon-Avon in around 1610 . He had
the second largest house in all of Stratford. He
died in his home in 1616.
Shakespeare lived and wrote in a period
called the English Renaissance .
He also lived in the period called the
Elizabethan Age named after Queen
Elizabeth 1st who ruled England from
1558 to 1603.
GLOBE THEATRE
The Globe Theatre was the place where Shakespeare used
to introduce his plays, in London. The Globe Theatre was
also named “The wooden «O»” because of its circular
shape.
At that time , plays were performed during the day.
On the roof , a white flag indicated that there was a play
that very day.
The poor people , also named the “groundlings” used to sit
in the pit , on the ground , next to the stage.
The wealthy people used to sit in the upper galleries and
got a better view.
Since women did not have the same rights as men , they
were not permitted to get roles in the play .
So , men dressed up as ladies and used to play the female
roles.
The original theatre was destroyed by a
fire in 1613 , rebuilt in 1614 , closed in
1642 and was demolished in 1644. A
brand- new “Shakespeare’s Theatre” was
built in London in 1997.