ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Globe Theater is in what city?
A
Madrid
B
London
C
Rome
D
Paris
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A world-renowned theatre, education centre, and cultural landmark. Located on the bank of the River Thames in London, UK, and also always open online.

Detailed explanation-2: -We are located on Bankside – a riverside area and visitor destination in the borough of Southwark, London. You will find us next to the Tate Modern and across the River Thames from St Paul’s Cathedral.

Detailed explanation-3: -Once the weather was better Streete took the timber across the Thames, to Southwark, and used them to build the Globe theatre. Southwark was a good place for the new theatre. It was outside the control of the city officials (who were hostile to theatres).

Detailed explanation-4: -Globe Theatre, famous London theatre in which after 1599 the plays of William Shakespeare were performed.

Detailed explanation-5: -The nearest tube stations to Shakespeare’s Globe are Blackfriars and Mansion House on the District (green) and Circle (yellow) lines, Southwark on the Jubilee line (grey) and St Paul’s on the Central line (red). All these stations are a 10 to 15-minute walk away.

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