A seven-part learning module with links to a websites, images, and texts about the original Globe Theatre.

This site deals with the Globe Theatre. It discusses information regarding the opening day of the theatre in 1599.

Here you will find information on the history of the Globe Theatre.

This is the text of a lecture on Elizabethan Theatre by Thomas Larque, originally given to Performing Arts students as part of their course in 2001. In it he discusses the following topics: Drama Before Theatres, The First Theatre, The...

Learn the history of the Globe Theatre and take a look at today's rebuilt Globe.

An article containing pictures, information, and additional resources about the audiences that attended William Shakespeare's plays in the Globe Theatre.

The Globe Theatre seen from across the Thames (London)

An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about the first Globe Theatre including topics such as: Who build the first Globe?, When and where was the Globe built?, What plays were performed at the Globe?, and...

This lecture and slides traces the history of the Elizabeth theater through a variety of topics: London, inn-yards, great halls, outdoor theatres, performances, indoor threatres, theatre and drama, actors, acting, and audience. These...

This site contains an in-depth history of the Elizabethan Theatre. It contains sections that are specifically about the Rose, Swan, and Globe Theatres.

Discover how you can open the door of Shakespeare to the developmental reader. This site offers insight into helping students understand Shakespeare's unfamiliar language.

Lesson plan features a hands-on activity for uncovering the major plot points of "Macbeth."

Learn more about William Shakespeare and the Globe Theatre by exploring nine context links: William Shakespeare, London, Special Effects, The Third Globe, The Globe, Playhouses, Audiences, Indoor Theatres, and Writing Plays.

An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about special effects used in plays performed in the Globe Theatre.

This article explains how the original Globe theater came to be when James Burbage and his two sons bought a plot of land near a rival theater and sold shares to some of the actors. Shakespeare bought a share. In 1613 a stage cannon...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show lesson plan to introduce students to Shakespeare's life, the Globe Theater, how Shakespeare attracted his audience, and his work as an actor.

An article with pictures, information, and further resources to learn about the present day Globe Theatre built through the efforts of Sam Wanamaker.

This is a lesson on Elizabethan drama leading up the the reading of Shakespeare's Macbeth. It discusses the precursor mystery or morality plays including links to Everyman, the most famous of these. It continues with a discussion of how...

A PDF containing pictures, information, and additional resources on the two types of playhouses used in London during Shakespeare's time.

This article examines the acting companies involved in the original and early productions of Shakespeare's plays.

This study guide is intended for university and AP students as well as the general reader studying Shakespeare's history play, Henry IV, Part I.

A webpage about the biography of William Shakespeare who was a playwright for the English theatre during the Renaissance at the Globe Theatre of London.

This is a general information site on the history of Elizabethan theatre, and points out that Shakespeare and Marlowe were two of the playwrights of the time.

An excellent site from the UK that analyzes the Shakespearean comedy. Includes a comparison to "Romeo and Juliet," an analysis on the nature of love, stagecraft ideas, and thematic elements.