Shakespeare's London

{The Globe Theatre}

I have been doing so much in London, that I can’t possibly talk about it all now.  My favorite thing from that past week is getting acquainted with Shakespeare’s London.  For my Shakespeare and Elizabethan Literature class we went on a walking tour and saw places where Shakespeare lived, worshiped, worked, and went.  Also, we saw things that were there when he lived that would have affected his life.  Then on Friday we ended the week by seeing a play at Shakespeare’s Globe theatre.  This is a recreation of the theatre, but an exact recreation.  We saw the play Dr. Faustus by Christopher Marlowe; Marlowe lived around the same time of Shakespeare and was very influential on him.  The Globe was gorgeous and a extremely cool experience, the acting was wonderful, I felt like I was in a different world.  It reminded me of the renaissance fair, it made me want to eat a turkey leg and go watch the mud fights.  If you’ve never been to the renaissance fair and don’t know what I’m talking about check out the Pennsylvania or Maryland Renaissance fair, it is a lot of fun.  Everyone should try to experience seeing a play at the Globe if they can, and I suggest standing, not sitting.  I am so happy I got to see a play there and my class is going back to see Much Ado About Nothing by Shakespeare in a few weeks!

{The oldest thing in London, from the bridge that was around in Shakespeare's time. My teacher made us all touch it.}

{The church that Shakespeare would of had to attend or risk persecution.}

{Cross Bones Graveyard, extremely sad and creepy.}

{This was found recently by accident; it was never included on any maps.}

{The only remnants of the real globe.}

{Dr. Faustus!}

{Crazy globe hats people were wearing.}

{Beautiful}