Describe Queen Elizabeth's involvement with the Globe Theatre.?

literary historians speculate ordinarily william shakespeare's company, lord chamberlain's men, polished plays in london venues, such swan or globe theatre, , performed them before royal court. moreover, primary sources indicate elizabeth saw bard's plays in private performances held @ hampton court or white hall. women attended plays @ globe, although aristocratic women wore masks disguise identity. thus, if queen had made masked appearance, surely have remarked upon it.

though queen elizabeth enjoyed shakespeare's plays, didn't take on active role shakespeare's patron james did. shakespeare's company performed 32 times @ court during reign while gave 138 royal command performances during reign of james i.

evidence exists elizabeth saw @ least 4 shakespeare plays--"love's labor's lost", "a midsummer night's dream", "the merry wives of windsor", , "henry iv, part i"--between 1593 , 1603, although saw others. in december 1594, shakespeare, richard burbage, , others performed 2 comedies before queen while lord chamberlain's men last performed before queen @ richmond on 2 february 1603.

shakespeare, of course, didn't build globe until 1599, , between 1599 , march 1603, shakespeare wrote 5 plays: "as it" (1599), "hamlet" (1600-01), "twelfth night" (1601-02), 'troilus , cressida" (1601-02), , "all's ends well" (1602-03). "twelfth night", queen commissioned in 1601, first acted @ court on 6 january 1602 celebrate appearance of foreign ambassador, although first record of performance refers performance @ law court, middle temple, on candlemass, 2 february 1602.

so, plays written between 1599 , 1603 weren't shakespearean plays performed @ globe during elizabeth's reign. in february 1601, robert deveneux, earl of essex, commissioned performance of "richard ii", hoping spur on audience rebellion, whereupon queen supposedly later chided essex, "i richard ii, know ye not that?"

although queen's likening herself richard ii perhaps apocryphal, not did shakespeare's audiences view plays comments upon contemporary events, queen , favorites used them tools both diplomacy , propaganda. undoubtedly, globe's groundlings have applauded shakespeare's political acumen.

i'm making powerpoint audiences of globe theatre , queen elizabeth's involvement theatre. can't find involvement it. please help!

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