ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Globe Theatre you see today in London is the third Globe. The first opened in 1599 and was built by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the company that William Shakespeare wrote for and part-owned.

Detailed explanation-2: -Streete and his workmen built a brick base for the theatre. The walls were made from big timber frames, filled with smaller slats of wood covered with plaster that had cow hair in it. Because the owners were struggling for money, they used the cheapest options in the building process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Building the First Globe Theatre The story of the Globe Theatre starts with William Shakespeare’s acting company The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Shakespeare was a part-owner, or sharer, in the company, as well as an actor and the resident playwright.

Detailed explanation-4: -He was a sharer (part-owner) of a theatre company called The Lord Chamberlain’s Men. And from 1599, he was part-owner of the Globe Theatre. So, for about twenty years, he made money from acting, writing and running a theatre company.

Detailed explanation-5: -Probably the first Shakespeare play to be performed at the Globe was Julius Caesar, in 1599. Some other Shakespeare plays first performed there are: As You Like It; Hamlet; Measure for Measure; Othello; King Lear; Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra.