The Globe Theatre, when it was built in 1599, was the largest theatre in London, with a capacity of 3000 people. It was eclipsed by the slightly larger Fortune Theatre shortly thereafter. However, not all of those 3000 people were seated; by far the majority stood for the performance. The modern reconstruction of the Globe (Shakespeare's Globe Theatre) has a capacity of about 1100 people, of which 400 are seated. The number of seated people in the original Globe was slightly higher as seats were sold on the balcony and on the stage itself if you had the pull and the money. The standees were expected to pack themselves in much more tightly than people would be comfortable with nowadays.
Groundlings.
the pit was the bottom of the theater(in the center of the theater) where the poor people would stand to watch the plays.
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The Globe Theatre was used for acting out and making people watch plays.
People went to the Globe Theatre for the same reason people go to theatres now: to watch plays.
Groundlings.
the pit was the bottom of the theater(in the center of the theater) where the poor people would stand to watch the plays.
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The Globe Theatre was used for acting out and making people watch plays.
People went to the Globe Theatre for the same reason people go to theatres now: to watch plays.
1500 people
Tuppence (two pennies). You could get in and watch the show for a penny, but you didn't get a seat. The seats cost tuppence.
At home. People, this movie is NOT playing in a theater by you!
People that were not able to read and wanted to watch and learn!
The Globe theater was a round building with an open ceiling. The building was built like this because it was a time before electricity. The floor was dirt and there were balcony seat for the rich around the top. Typically the poorer people paid their entry fees and stood on the floor in order to watch the plays. Though the theater burned down it was rebuilt and still stands in London England today.
The Globe Theatre, where many of William Shakespeare's plays were performed, could accommodate approximately 3,000 spectators. The design featured a mix of seating options, with the groundlings standing in the pit and more affluent patrons seated in the galleries. This layout allowed for a vibrant atmosphere during performances, catering to a diverse audience.
When people used to go and watch perfomances in the Globe, the wealthy, or as you would say "the posh people" would sit on the seats in the theatre.