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Because the first Globe Theatre was partly thatched, giant candles were used to lght the arena up, and eventually, burniong the roof down, destroying Shakespeares and Queen Elizabeth's work. Consequently, a new Globe Theatre was constructed.

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During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, plays became very popular with the citizens of England. Elizabeth I and Shakespeare decided to build the Globe Theater so there would be a place for the public to view his plays.

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They rebuilt it because it had been burnt down. But they rebuilt it in 1614 (it burned in 1613) and it had nothing at all to do with Romeo and Juliet which was a very old play by that time (it had been written about twenty years earlier)

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Queen Elizabeth had absolutely nothing to do with the building of the Globe Theatre, and Shakespeare had a lot less to do with it than you think. What happened was that an entrepreneur, James Burbage, built a playhouse in 1576 called The Theatre in which the playing company which featured his son, the great actor Richard Burbage, regularly played. But The Theatre was built on rented land and the landlord blocked up access to The Theatre, forcing the company to perform at The Curtain, another Burbage playhouse. By this time William Shakespeare was an actor and shareholder in the company. While the landlord was away Richard Burbage and his brother Cuthbert (their father having died) hired a carpenter called Peter Street to dismantle The Theatre and to move its large wooden beams to a spot on the other side of the river where a new theatre could be built away from the interference of the pesky landlord. This new theatre was to be state-of-the-art, and in direct competition with The Rose playhouse, owned by their rival Philip Henslowe. The Burbages did not have enough ready cash for their project so they asked members of the acting company for money in exchange for a share of the profits. William Shakespeare was one of several actors who bought a share. The Burbages, and not Shakespeare and certainly not the Queen, decided to build the Globe, which opened in 1599, and joined the other playhouses open at that time: the Curtain, Rose, Newington Butts and the Swan.

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The first Globe Theater was built in 1599, when the Chamberlan's men could not renew their lease for their old theater in North London. It later burnt down but was eventually rebuilt.

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because William Shakespeare wanted a place where people watched his plays and a place for people to go and see

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The first Globe theatre burned down during a performance of Henry VIII

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Where in the world was the globe theatre built?

London, England.


What was the name of the london suburb in which they built the globe theatre?

The original Globe theatre was build in the London Borough of Southwark. The new Shakespeare's Globe is built about 230 metres away from the site of the original.


Where was globe theatre built?

The globe thetaer was built on the south banks of river Thames in London,England.


When was the globe theatre built and by whom?

the globe theatre was build in London, England in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company.


What playhouse was built in London in 1598?

Shakespeare's Globe Theatre


London playhouse built for performances by the king's men?

the Globe theater


Were was the globe theatre built?

The Globe Theatre was built in London on Maiden Lane. It is now referred to as Park Street and it is located in the Southwark/Bankside District.


Which famous playwright is the Globe theatre known for?

The Globe Theatre located in London is known for the famous playwrights by William Shakespheare. The original Globe Theatre was built in 1599 and was destroyed by a fire in June of 1613. The modern Globe Theatre was built in 1997.


Did the globe theatre get damaged?

The Globe Theatre in London was built in London in 1599 by the company associated with William Shakespeare. It was burned to the ground on June 29, 1613.


When was the coliseum built in London?

The coliseum has never been built in London. That's the Globe theatre you're thinking of. :-)


Where is the Globe Theatre Shakespeare?

The Globe Theatre was a theatre in London associated with William Shakespeare. It was built in 1599 by Shakespeare's playing company, the Lord Chamberlain's Men, and was destroyed by fire on 29 June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642. But neither of those theatres is Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Shakespeare's Globe Theatre was built in 1997 on a site very close to the site of the original Globe, which it imitates in many respects.


What is unusual about the globe theatre in London?

William Shakespeare built it and he used it.