Thesis: The Globe Theater is one of the greatest theater of our time. This can be seen in its audiences, overall fame, and architecture.

Architecture 1

Source:

---. "Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match." Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking , by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

Quote:

"...made for a theater of great fluidity.That is, scene could follow scene with almost cinematic ease."(Anderson)

Paraphrase:

The structure is admitted to be quite impressive.This is one of the theaters high points being able to flow smoothly like a movie that is edited and would have multiple cuts.Yet here a play in which there is one chance to perform can achieve this effect.

Architecture 2

Source:

---. "Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match." Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking , by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

Quote:

"Now more and more theaters (especially university and regional theaters) are building "thrust" stages, or area stages... audience once again sits on three or even four sides..."(Anderson)

Paraphrase:

This shows how impressive the architecture was.The stage does work and apparently quite well since these new theaters are not just small ones but larger more important theaters for university and regions.People puts lots of money to make theaters with similar structure as the globe.

Architecture 3

Source:

---. "Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match." Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking , by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

Quote:

"...or upper stage could be used to suggest Juliet's balcony or the high walls of a castle or the bridge of a ship.Trapdoors were placed in the floors of the main stage for the entrances and exits of ghost and for descents into hell.(Anderson)

Paraphrase:

This reveals the genius of the Globe.It is very adaptive being able to be used in many settings.They didn't have to use many props showing how useful this could be.

Audience 1

Source:

---. "Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match." Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking , by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

Quote:

"The groundlings those eight hundred or more people who stood shoulder to shoulder around the stage for the price of a penny, loved a good show.Most people still do."(Anderson)

Paraphrase:

The Globe appears to be quite popular successful.To get a good show here people would uncomfortably crowd together.Plus the theater could fit about 3,000.That is more than 2,000 more seats that would be filled with the more wealthy folks.

Audience 2

Source:

Hager, Alan, ed. "Globe Theatre." <i>Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th and 17th Centuries</i>. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005

Quote:

"The Globe held 3,000 people, and its audiences were composed of members from all social classes."(Hager)

Paraphrase:

This shows the Globe was quite popular.Everyone would go to the great Globe Theatre. This is important as it isn't something poor peasants would go to higher class too.All of those people just to see a play in a theater

Audience 3

Source:

Hager, Alan, ed. "Globe Theatre." <i>Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th and 17th Centuries</i>. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005

Quote:

"Lords and ladies, whores and thieves, and barristers, professors, and students, and just about everyone in between attended plays at the Globe."(Hager)

Paraphrase:

This reveals a bit into the significance of the Globe even the aristocrats would go.People of high social standing would go and watch plays at the globe theater.People obviously though the Globe was a place worth going to.

Fame 1

Source:

"2000 Travellers' Choice Awards." <i>British Heritage</i> 21.3 (2000): 35. <i>History Reference Center</i>. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.

Quote:

"The theatre is the centerpiece of the International Shakespeare Globe Centre. A newly opened exhibition examines many facets of the life and times of Shakespeare."(TRAVELLERS)

Paraphrase:

The Globe Theatres fame is shown here.Being the very centerpiece usually means the item in question has very high importance.

Fame 2

Source:

Seidel, Michael. "Globe Theatre." <i>World Book Advanced</i>. World Book, 2016. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

Quote:

Most of the great English playwright William Shakespeare's plays were first presented at the Globe.(Seidel )

Paraphrase:

This would add to the Globe's fame due to it being so important.The Globe is known as Shakespeare's theater and he's really famous.To add on to that Romeo and Juliet first appearance could of been at the Globe and it is one of the most well known plays.

Fame 3

Source:

"Brush Up Your Shakespeare!." <i>British Heritage</i> 35.5 (2014): 63. <i>History Reference Center</i>. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Quote:

"On Shakespeare's 450th birthday, while the revels filled streets of Stratford-upon-Avon, a new production of Hamlet premiered at the Globe" . (Brush)

Paraphrase:

This shows how the Globe is amazing and famous.On the birthday of one of the greatest playwrights of all time it is showing one of the most well known plays.The fame of the globe is shown with its great significance

Fame 4

Source:

Anderson, Robert. "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.

Quote:"Shakespeare was the ultimate professional writer.He had a theater that needed plays.."(Anderson

Since Shakespeare was such a huge figure fame must have been brushed off onto the Globe.After all being the theater of the ultimate professional writer people would associate the play with him.

Sources

Anderson, Robert. “Shakespeare and His Theater: A Perfect Match.” Holt Literature & Language Arts: Mastering the California Standards: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking, by G. Kylene Beers et al., Austin, Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 2003, pp. 778-80.

---. “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.

“Brush Up Your Shakespeare!.” British Heritage 35.5 (2014): 63. History Reference Center. Web. 28 Nov. 2016.

Hager, Alan, ed. “Globe Theatre.” Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th and 17th Centuries. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2005

Seidel, Michael. “Globe Theatre.” World Book Advanced. World Book, 2016. Web. 17 Nov. 2016.

“2000 Travellers’ Choice Awards.” British Heritage 21.3 (2000): 35. History Reference Center. Web. 18 Nov. 2016.