ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 at Southwark, close to the south bank of the Thames, by Shakespeare’s playing company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.

Detailed explanation-2: -Many of Shakespeare’s plays were first performed at the Globe, although his plays were performed at other theatres and many playwrights wrote for the Globe. Who built the first Globe? The first Globe was built by the company Shakespeare was in – the Lord Chamberlain’s Men.

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: -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-5: -The Globe Theatre, where most of Shakespeare’s plays debuted, burns down on June 29, 1613. The Globe was built by Shakespeare’s acting company, the Lord Chamberlain’s Men, in 1599 from the timbers of London’s very first permanent theater, Burbage’s Theater, built in 1576.