Globe Theater

Facts:

1. Octagon shaped (8 sided)

2. Cost 1 cent to stand or sit on the ground “Groundlings”

3. Cost 2 cents to have a seat in the galleries

4. Noblemen paid nothing and were seated in rooms near the stage

5. Plays were always performed during the day because there were no lights

6. No curtains were used to signal the end of an act

7. Boys played the roles of women and children

William Shakespeare

Facts:

1. Born April 23, 1564

2. Died April 23, 1616

3. Married Ann Hathaway in 1582; he was 18 and she was 26

4. Helped build The Globe Theater in 1598

5. Write 37 plays

6. Had 3 children

Writing Style

Shakespeare wrote in iambic pentameter – unrhymed lines consisting of 10 syllables