What was the purpose of the flag on the top of the roof of the globe theatre?

Answer 1

The Globe (and all Elizabethan theaters) used flags to advertise their play that day. The Globe used white flags to advertise that the play performed that day would be a comedy or of a light subject. Black flags advertised a tragedy, or play with dark subject matter such as death. Red flags indicated a play associated with blood, usually historical. Sometimes flags with pictures of the next scheduled pay would be flown.

Answer 2

A picture of Hercules carrying the world on his shoulders

Answer 3

a black flag means that a tragic play was curently in the theater.

Answer 4

To signify the type of play being performed, like a comedy or a tragedy. The colour of the flag determined that.

Answer 5

It was raised to show that a play would be performed that day.

Answer 6

there is a play going on

Answer 7

It meant that a play would be performed that day. :)

Answer 8

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