FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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He built the Globe Theatre
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He built the Lincoln Center
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He built the Opera House
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Who built the first Globe? The first Globe was built by the company Shakespeare was in – the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. Richard Burbage was the company’s leading actor. They had played at the Theatre, built by the Burbage family on land leased from a Mr Allen.
Detailed explanation-2: -The first opened in 1599 and was built by the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, the company that William Shakespeare wrote for and part-owned. We think that the first play Shakespeare wrote for the original Globe was Julius Caesar in spring 1599.
Detailed explanation-3: -The theatre that is now Gielgud Theatre was originally called ‘Globe Theatre’ from 1909 before it was renamed in honour of John Gielgud in 1994.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Puritan owner, Giles Allen. disapproved of the Theatre and the Lord Chamberlain’s Company acting troupe-which included William Shakespeare. Burbage opened negotiations to re-new the lease of the ‘Theatre’ but these all failed which is the reason why the Globe Theatre was built.