William Shakespeare :: English Literature

William ShakespeareThe GlobeWilliam Shakespeare was superstar of the most famed play writers of alltime. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England much than fourhundred years ago. At the young age of 18 Shakespeare wedd awoman by the name of Anne Hathaway whom was eight years old thanhim. Together they had a daughter cal lead Susanna and twins Hamnet andJudith.Shakespeare decided to start travel and to go to London. Luckilyfor Shakespeare just before he went to London, theatres had beenopened for change of location actors for they werent respected and a man bythe name of pile Burbage cherished to change that. He did this so thatactors could gain more dignity. This led to the first public playhousebeing built in England. This playhouse was a great mastery and wasvery popular so little by little more and more were built.In a playhouse there were tether tiers of galleries which looked downto the yard where most of the audience stood. For it was only a centimeto stand in the yard whereas in the gallery benches it was two pence.To pose on cushions in the gentlemens rooms it was three pence and forsix pence the favourable would sit in the Lords room. The point came outinto the yard and was open to the sky. over the back of the stage ranan upper stage and beneath the upper stage was what was known as thetiring house. The tiring house was concealed from the audience by acurtain which would be drawn back to key out an inner stage. Therewerent any large curtains to conceal the wholly stage so all scenes onthe main stage began with an enthral and ended with an exit so intragedies the dead must be carried away. The fact that there was noscenery meant that there were no limits to the fall of scenes aswhen a scene came to an end then the characters would just plainlyleave the scene.The audiences loved Shakespeares plays. Hundreds of people wouldsqueeze into the theatre with their solid food and drink to watch. Sadly adeadly plague interrupted the theatres success and meant that for twoyears all playhouses were closed. During this time Shakespeare wroteseveral plays and two farseeing poems.In 1597 the theatre was forced to close after twenty one years for itwas on rented land and the agreement with the landowner had ended. Thelandowner wanted to keep the playhouse to himself and to reuse itsvaluable oak timber only if that wasnt the plan of the two brothers who