FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A Roman Amphitheater.
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An Elizabethan Theater.
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An Elizabethan sports stadium.
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A famous map of the world.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The original Globe was an Elizabethan theatre which opened in Autumn 1599 in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, in an area now known as Bankside. It was one of several major theatres that were located in the area, the others being the Swan, the Rose and The Hope.
Detailed explanation-2: -There were two kinds of public theatres in Shakespeare’s time. Playhouses, like the Globe, were outdoor theatres – they had some covered seating, but the yard in the middle was open to the sky. Indoor theatres were inside a larger building, so had a roof. They were much smaller than outdoor theatres.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most famous Elizabethan theatre was the Globe Theatre in London which opened in 1599. Circular and made of wood, the Globe showed many of William Shakespeare’s plays such as ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Globe theatre fire of 1613: when Shakespeare’s playhouse burned down. On 29 June 1613, the original Globe theatre in London, where most of William Shakespeare’s plays debuted, was destroyed by fire during a performance of All is True (known to modern audiences as Henry VIII).