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Title: Macbeth Historical Context
Description: Macbeth: Historical Context The Role of the Playhouse
Description: Macbeth: Historical Context The Role of the Playhouse
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Macbeth: Historical Context
The Role of the Playhouse
(Globe Theater, The Theater, Rose Theater)
The Role of the Playhouse in Elizabethan / Jacobean England
Elizabethan and Jacobean London contained scads of playhouses and theatres
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Globe Theatre
• The Globe was built in 1599 by the Lord Chamberlainís Men (later the Kingís
Men)
• Located in Southwark on the south bank of the Thames
• The largest share in the theatre belonged to Richard Burbage, the leading
actor in a lot of Shakespeareís plays
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~It was rebuilt in 1614
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Playhouses were banned in London at the
time so it was constructed just outside of London
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There was more adequate seating available for people who were
wealthier
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At the
time it was only the fifth purpose-built theatre in London
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He later became a
very successful businessman and used his money to buy props and costumes
to help with productions
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Bibliography
"The History | London Tudor Theatre | The Rose Playhouse
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Title: Macbeth Historical Context
Description: Macbeth: Historical Context The Role of the Playhouse
Description: Macbeth: Historical Context The Role of the Playhouse