History

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"Actor Sam Wanamaker found it almost impossible to raise enough cash to build what the snootier members of the arts world thought would be a horrible Disney-esque pastiche and the tourist executives thought would be too highbrow to tempt the hordes." (Lawrence 2).

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They almost did not have enough money to make the theater.

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''The theater may have held as many as 3,000 spectators''(Lawrence 2)

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They almost did not have enough money to make the theater.

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''The Globe was shut down in 1642 and torn down in 1644. A reconstruction of the theater was completed 200 yards (183 meters) from the original site in 1996, and it officially opened in 1997''.

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The Globe was shut down in 1642 and torn down in 1644.

plays by shakespeare

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''playwright William Shakespeare's plays were first presented at the Globe''

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Shakespeare was able to preform there before anyone else.

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''Shakespeare owned a modest percentage of the theater and its operations'' (Seidel 1).

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''Shakespeare owned a modest percentage of the theater and its operation''

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''Its stage occupied the open-air space, with a pit in front for standing viewers'' ( seidel 1)

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the had a stage that would surround the people

builders

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" The Globe was round or polygonal on the outside and probably round on the inside" ( Seidel 2).

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The theater was shaped like circle.

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"like original 17th-century playgoers, audiences can enjoy matinees with "daylight" (Lawrence 7).

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People now can watch plays at day and night time.

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''The brothers Cuthbert and Richard Burbage constructed the theater in 1599 from the timbers of London's first playhouse, called The Theatre''

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They finished the theater in 1599 and was named the theatre.

Works Cited

Anderson, Robert. “Shakespeare and his theater a perfect match.” Shakespeare and his theater a perfect match.

---. “William Shakespeare’s Life A Genius From Stratford.” Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 776-77.

Lawrence, Sandra. “Sam Wanamaker Playhouse Brings Jacobean Theater.” British Heritage 35.2 (2014): 58-61. History Reference Center. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.

Seidel, Michael. “Globe Theatre.” World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.

“Shakespeare, William.” In Heims, Neil, ed. William Shakespeare, Bloom’s Classic Critical Views. New York: Chelsea House Publishing, 2010. Bloom’s Literature, Facts On File, Inc. www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?