Shakespeare's Globe

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/shakespeares-globe

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was Shakespeare's Globe built?1599
2. What is the location?South Bank of the River Thames, Southwark, London
3. What is the reconstruction completion year?1997
4. Where is Shakespeare's Globe located?It sits on the south bank of the River Thames in Southwark, London, right where the original Globe once stood.
5. Why was Shakespeare's Globe rebuilt?People wanted to bring back the old theatre so that actors and audiences could experience Shakespeare's plays the way people did in the 1600s.

Proscenium Arch: A frame or arch that separates the stage from the auditorium in a traditional theatre.
Jacobean Era: The period in English history when King James I reigned, following the Elizabethan era (1603-1625).
Historically Informed Performance: A style of performance that attempts to recreate the conditions and practices of the era in which a work was originally created.