answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

The theater was closed down by the Puritans.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: What group closed The Globe theatre in 1642?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

When did the globe theatre close who closed the theatre any why?

the theatre closed in 1642. The Theatre was closed down by the Puritans as were all theatres a religious group of the time who were a bit extremist are such activities were not accepted, social activities were not allowed.


When was the other Globe Theatre built?

The second Globe theatre was built in June 1614 and closed in 1642,, There was also a modern version of the Globe theatre named "Shakespeare's Globe". =]


Why was the globe theatre closed in 1942?

Puritans Actually, 1942 was during WWII. The Puritans closed the theaters in 1642.


Why was Shakespeare's globe demolished in 1644?

The Globe theatre was closed down in 1642 by the Puritans. It was demolished in 1644-45.


Does the Globe Theatre still exist?

No. The globe theater was destroyed in the fire of 1613. It was rebuild but closed at 1642. There is a modern globe theater reconstructed in 1997.


Was the Globe theatre originally called the Rose theatre?

No, the Rose theatre and the Globe theatre are two different theatres. The Rose theatre opened before the Globe theatre in 1587, and the Globe theatre opened afterwards in 1599. The Rose theatre closed in 1605, whereas the Globe Theatre was burnt down in 1613, rebuilt in 1614 and then closed in 1642. Both theatres are now rebuilt and open to the public.


When did the globe theatre close?

It did burn down but not in 1642 that was in 1613. The Theatre was closed down by the Puritans as were all theatres a religious group of the time who were a bit extremist are such activities were not accepted, social activities were not allowed.


Why did the first globe theatre get torn down?

The first Globe did not get torn down; it burned down in 1613. The second Globe was torn down in the 1640's after it was closed down in 1642.


Who closed the globe theatre and why?

Theaters were closed regularly, as a matter of public health, whenever there was plague. The Puritan Parliament closed the theaters permanently in 1642. They remained closed until the Restoration in 1660.


When was the globe theatre pulled down?

it was cllosed in 1642


Can you still watch plays in the Globe theatre?

The original Globe Theatre (British spelling!) was closed in 1642. A modern reconstruction was built in 1997, not far from the site of the original, and is called "Shakespeare's Globe." You certainly can see plays at the newly built theatre - see the link below.


Does the Globe Theatre still exist now?

The originaly Globe Theatre was destroyed by fire on 29th June 1613. A second Globe Theatre was built on the same site by June 1614 and closed in 1642. A modern reconstruction of the Globe, named Shakespeare's Globe, opened in 1997 approximately 230 metres (750 ft) from the site of the original theatre.