All we know is that theatres were closed because at that time the Black Death was spreading easily, so they wanted to eliminate any large gatherings of people.
the puritans wanted to close down the theaters in Shakespeare time
Because they wanted something
1494-1531
The Plague
The puritans (religious fanatics) believed that theatres were spreading the plague.
The Plague
The Smithsonian boasts 3 IMAX theatres. They have three of them located throughout the Smithsonian. They are close to 7 stories tall. They are known as the Smithsonian Theatres.
In the late 1500s and early 1600s when Shakespeare was alive there were no films. Shakespeare wrote and acted in plays which were performed in theatres such as the Globe and the Swan.
because they wanted to find gold and silver.
There were a number of closures, but the years 1593-1594 featured a protracted closure of London theatres which bankrupted a number of the playing companies.
The Puritans closed down the Globe because they believed that theatres were anti-religious and a place of sin. Many other theatres were closed down as well.
The europeans wanted to make more money out of the americas.