The Globe

In the Elizabethan period, the theatre was a very popular entertainment. The poorer people stood in the
central pit. Only the richer ones could sit in the roofed galleries. The performance only took place during
the summer, and in the daylight because there was no electricity to light the stage. There were no
microphones either, and as the spectators shouted ate and drank, it became very noisy. The actors had to
repeat their lines in different places on the stage to be heard by all the audience. Women were not allowed
on stage that’s why young men used to play women’s role : Juliet, the nurse, the mother… You can now visit
the Globe in London. It has been rebuilt exactly as it was in Shakespeare’s time.

Sort out the information in the grid and on the sketch below : Classe les informations obtenues dans le tableau, puis
sur le croquis ci-dessous.

The theatre today The theatre in Shakespeare’s time

Mostly an intellectual entertainment
No poor or homeless spectators
The performance usually takes place in the
evening
There are lighting and special effects
There are microphones and computers
Drinking is not allowed in the theatre
You are not allowed to eat during the
performance
Men, women, boys and girls can be actors or
actresses
The present Globe is situated near the
Thames river in London.
It was reconstructed in 1996
 William Shakespeare

Early life

-He was born born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon.

-His father was a glover (he made gloves)

-He went to the local grammar school where he studied (= learnt about) poetry,history, greek and latin.

-He had seven brothers and sisters.

Love

-When he was 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582

-They had 3 children (one daughter and twins)

Work

-He went to London without his family in 1587.

-He was a playwright and an actor

He wrote 35 plays and 154 sonnets. His most famous plays are: “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”,
“Macbeth”

-In 1599, the Globe theatre opened.

-But it was destroyed by a fire in 1613. It was reconstructed in 1996.

-He bought a house for his family in Stratford in 1597.

Death

- William retired to his home in Stratford and died on his fifty-second birthday.
 William Shakespeare 1

Early life

-He was born born in…………… in Stratford-upon-Avon.

-His father was a…………… (he made gloves)

-He went to ……………………………where he studied (= learnt about) poetry,history, greek and latin.

-He had……….brothers and sisters.

Love

-When he was 18, Shakespeare married ………………….in 1582

-They had 3 children.

Work

-He went to ……………….without his family in 1587.

-He was a playwright and an actor

He wrote ……… plays and…….. sonnets. His most famous plays are: “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”,
“Macbeth”

-In…………, the Globe theatre opened.

-But it was destroyed by a fire in 1613. It was reconstructed in ……..

-He bought a……………for his family in Stratford in 1597.

Death

- William retired to his home in Stratford and died in 1616.

 William Shakespeare 2

Early life

-He was born born in 1564 in……………………………………...

-His father was a glover (he made gloves)

-He went to the local grammar school where he studied (= learnt about)………………………………….

-He had seven brothers and sisters.

Love

-When he was 18, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in……………

-They had……….. children.

Work

-He went to London without his family in…………..

-He was a ……………………. and an ………………………..

He wrote 35 plays and 154 sonnets. His most famous plays are: “Hamlet”, “Romeo and Juliet”,
“Macbeth”

-In 1599, the……………………… opened.

-But it was destroyed by a fire in…………... It was reconstructed in 1996.

-He bought a house for his family in …………………in 1597.

Death

- William retired to his home in Stratford and died in……………