Globe Theatre and ShakespeareInteresting information about the life and times of William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre of Elizabethan London, England Click here if you need additional detailed facts and information about the Elizabethan Era or William Shakespeare Globe Theatre and Shakespeare This section covering Globe Theatre Shakespeare includes many interesting subjects, including pictures, summaries and characters who appeared in all of his plays. Globe Theatre Plays William Shakespeare the Actor Globe Theatre and Shakespeare the Playwright The Elizabethan Play writers, including William Shakespeare were not held in high esteem. But new play brought in massive audiences to the original Globe Theatre. Plays were sold to the theatre companies for a 'one-off' sum. There were no 'royalties' during the Elizabethan era and there were no copyright laws. Plays were blatantly copied and stolen and this plagiarism led to different versions of some plays, including those of William Shakespeare. The majority of the plays of William Shakespeare were published in 1623 in a document called The First Folio - Seven years after his death!
Globe Theatre and Shakespeare the Owner William Shakespeare invested in the Globe Theatre and it was in his interest to write as many plays as possible! Six men became the joint owners of the Globe Theatre, the largest stakes were put up by the Burbage brothers. - Cuthbert Burbage (25%)
- Richard Burbage (25%)
- William Shakespeare (12.5%)
- John Heminges (12.5%)
- Augustine Phillips (12.5%)
- Thomas Pope (12.5%)
The initial investment by William Shakespeare made him a wealthy man and successful man due to his share of the large profits which were made at the Globe Theatre. Globe Theatre and Shakespeare the Actor and his Plays It is not known exactly how many roles and performances that Shakespeare played in but we do know that Shakespeare had began his career on the stage by 1592. It is probable that Shakespeare played the title role in Edward I (a play by Edward Peele) in 1593. It is also assumed that he played smaller roles in a variety of his own plays, including As You Like It (Adam), Macbeth (King Duncan), Henry IV (King Henry), and Hamlet (Hamlet's father). But the urgent financial requirement of the Globe Theatre to produce as many plays as possible would lead us to believe that all of the plays written by William Shakespeare would have been performed at the Globe Theatre. The Globe Theatre and the plays of William Shakespeare The plays of William Shakespeare were classified as Comedies, Histories or Tragedies. William Shakespeare Comedy Plays William Shakespeare Tragedy Plays William Shakespeare History Plays There are so many plays and characters that the following summaries of each William Shakespeare play has been added to this section. Many unusual and interesting pictures of play characters have also been included on these pages. Globe Theatre and Shakespeare Interesting Facts and information about the Globe Theatre and Shakespeare. Additional details, facts and information about the Globe Theatre can be accessed via the Globe Theatre Sitemap. |