a critical attack of Robert Greene
FLOCKA... I do believe it was because of plague. NOt FLOCKA
He wrote it around 1592 or 1593, to make some money while the theatres were closed due to a plague outbreak.
The Globe Theatre was not closed in 1592 because it wasn't built until 1599. There were plague outbreaks in 1603 and 1608 which caused the theatres to close. This plague was pneumonic plague, not bubonic as is often incorrectly stated.
There was a plague outbreak in London, one of several during Shakespeare's career which closed the London theatres and caused the playing companies to go on tour.
The Plague
a famine struck london all the theatres were closed
FLOCKA... I do believe it was because of plague. NOt FLOCKA
He wrote it around 1592 or 1593, to make some money while the theatres were closed due to a plague outbreak.
The Globe Theatre was not closed in 1592 because it wasn't built until 1599. There were plague outbreaks in 1603 and 1608 which caused the theatres to close. This plague was pneumonic plague, not bubonic as is often incorrectly stated.
The Plague
There was a plague outbreak in London, one of several during Shakespeare's career which closed the London theatres and caused the playing companies to go on tour.
All theatres in London were closed during the years 1592-1593 because of a particularly nasty plague outbreak. During that time, actors had to play in venues outside of London, which were much less profitable. There was a smaller plague outbreak and theatre closure in London in 1596.
plague
In london, all the theatres were closed down between 1593 and 1594 due to the plague. I hope this helps
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They closed because the plague had broken out in London at that time. They reopened late in 1594.
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.