“Totus mundus agit histrionem'' The Globe Theater’s motto, which means the whole world is a playhouse. The playhouse was mostly known as theaters, and The Globe was a main playhouse. The globe was a big theater located in London, England, where Shakespeare often performed. The Globe theater became a landmark in London and during the Elizabethan era people from all over came to London to see Shakespeare perform in the Globe theater. The Globe Theatre brought entertainment to the daily lives of people who lived in England during the Elizabethan era because they brought all the social classes together, they were able to see Shakespeare's plays, and they were able to see many shows that were performed in the Globe theater. To commence, before The Globe Theater, there was not much entertainment for the people who lived in the Elizabethan era. Shortly after The Globe Theater was built many of the citizens had something to do to keep themselves entertained. The Globe theater was opened in 1599, and it was closed down multiple times, due to many reasons. It was completely closed down in 1644 due to the fact that it was …show more content…
They were mostly played by Shakesphere. The first play was played in 1599 where they played Julius Caesar, which was written by Shakespeare. This play is about the death of Julius Caesar and it compared and contrasted the sides of both the conspirators, who are the people that killed Caesar, and the people who are on Caesar's side. To continue, other plays that were performed by Shakesphere are As You Like It, Hamlet, Measure for Measure, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth, and Antony and Cleopatra, “Some other Shakespeare plays first performed there are: As You Like It; Hamlet; Measure for Measure; Othello; King Lear; Macbeth and Antony and Cleopatra.”(Shakesphere’s Globe). There were most likely other plays that were performed in the Globe Theater but those were the most