ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre Stands 400 Years and Only Yards Away From the Original. Completed in 1997, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is third Globe Theatre to have been built on the Southbank of the Thames. The original Globes were located just a street further back from the river.

Detailed explanation-2: -A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named “Shakespeare’s Globe", opened in 1997 approximately 750 feet (230 m) from the site of the original theatre.

Detailed explanation-3: -It opened to the public in 1997, with a production of Henry V. The site also includes the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, an indoor theatre which opened in January 2014.

Detailed explanation-4: -The basic justification for attempting to reconstruct the Globe in a faithful version of the original is that it can be used to learn more about Shakespeare’s plays. The Globe was Shakespeare’s machine, financed and built by the company that intended to use it.

Detailed explanation-5: -The original site of Shakespeare’s first Globe theatre has been discovered in Shoreditch. The location is New Inn Broadway close to Shoredtich parish church. An open air playhouse called The Theatre was on the site next to the New Inn from 1576.