Miss Alexander

Web-quest

Name: _______________________
Period: _________

The Globe Theater

Take a tour of the Globe Theater: http://www.shakespearesglobe.com/aboutus/virtual-tour

Directions: Using your laptop, fill out the following answers by reading
through the information on each website listed below.

Website 1: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/theatre/globe.html
1. When and where was the Globe Theater built?

2.

How was the Globe Theater destroyed on June 29, 1613?

3.

What is the general structure of the Globe Theater?

4. Describe the structure of the stage.

1.

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6.

Underneath the floors of the outer and inner stages was a large cellar called hell which
allowed for what? Describe how this effect worked.

What was the tiring-house?

Website 2: http://globetheatre.weebly.com/
1.

Who built the Globe Theater?

2.

About how many spectators could the Globe Theater hold?

3.

How many versions of the Globe Theater have been built? What is the latest version
called?

4.

Why did young boys play the female roles in Shakespeares plays?

5.

Where was the best seat in the Globe Theater? Why was this considered the best seat?

2.

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What would the audience members do if they did not like the play?

7.

Who were the Groundlings and how much money did they pay to see the plays?

8.

Where did the working class sit?

9.

Who demanded to be the first one to see each of Shakespeares plays?

10.

Which three days did the Queen want to see the plays?

3.

Website 3: http://www.english.cam.ac.uk/converse/movies/no_sound_globe.swf
1. What was the purpose of the doorkeeper? How is this similar to today when you go to clubs
or big sporting events?

2.

Where did the rich members of the audience sit?

3.

How did the audience know when the play was about to begin?

4.

Backstage, who keeps all the actors in order?

5.

What does the stagehand do? Where do they go to do this?

6.

What is the trapdoor used for?

4.