William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

The Globe Theater

Built in London, England 1599

London

*Melting Pot Plague

Entertainment

Shakespeare’s Genres

Tragedy: Comedy:

History:

London TheatersThe Curtain The Hope

The Swan

Globe Theater

Globe Layout

Actors

Detail Work

1616 Fire

Royalty

Groundlings in the “Pit”

Motto

“Quod fere totus mundus exerceat histrionem.”

The whole world is a theater.

Importance of Shakespeare

Shakespearian Adaptations