Shakespeare and the Globe
Well lets start this off with a little bit of technical thinking. The dimensions of the original Globe (based on John Orrell's The Quest for Shakespeare's Globe) are as follows:· Diameter: 100 ft surface to surface / 99 ft centre to centre · Yard: 70 ft between post centres / 69 ft surface to surface · Gallery Depth: 15 ft 6 inches overall / 15 ft 6 inches between post centres · Overall heights from floor to floor: 15 ft. 6 in., 11 ft. 3 in. and 9 ft. 9 in. to the plates. · Balcony floor: 18 ft. 6 in. above the yard, 13 ft 6 in. above stage · Heavens ceiling height: 26 ft 9 inches (to the height of the upper gallery floor) These exact dimensions, no matter how precise, however cannot give an idea of how it must have felt to perform or even watch a show in this environment. The audience that attended the Globe was in one of two places; either standing in the yard or sitting on one of the balcony floors. Either way the audience was most likely crammed in on larger venues, and due to the theater being one of the major forms of entertainment of the day most venues were probably packed.
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Approximate Word count = 1285
Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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