The Globe Theatre

The globe theatre

Today we will leave our 21 st century for some time and go back to the 16 th century.

We will talk about literature. We will speak about very famous person – the great poet William Shakespeare.

A few words about Shakespeare’s life. He was born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

This is the house of his parents.

In 1587 Shakespeare left his town and went to London.

Shakespeare loved theatre all his life. He wrote his plays for Globe Theatre in London.

The original Globe Theatre was built in 1596. It was a wooden building and most of the audience stood in the open air to watch the plays.

Shakespeare performed his plays in this theatre.

The original Globe Theatre burnt down in 1613.

The modern Globe Theatre opened in London in 1997. It is a copy of the original Globe Theatre.

There are a lot of people and noise!

The audiences were also noisy in Shakespeare’s time. They threw rotten fruit at the bad actors and they always cheered and clapped the heroes and booed the villains.

Today a lot of the people visit London and come to the Globe Theatre to see Shakespeare’s plays.

Thank you for your attention!