Shakesphere When He Was Young

This was outside the city walls, in the parish of Shoreditch. Located there were two

playhouses, the Theatre and the Curtain. Both were managed by James Burbage, whose

son Richard Burbage was Shakespeare's friend and the greatest tragic actor of his day.

Up to 1596 Shakespeare lived near these theaters in Bishopsgate, where the North Road

entered the city. Sometime between 1596 and 1599, he moved across the Thames River to

a district called Bankside. There, two theaters, the Rose and the Swan, had been built by

Philip Henslowe. He was James Burbage's chief competitor in London as a theater

manager. The Burbages also moved to this district in 1598 and built the famous Globe

Theatre. It’s sign showed Atlas supporting the world. Shakespeare was associated with

the Globe Theatre for the rest of his active life. He owned shares in it, which brought him

much money. Meanwhile, in 1597, Shakespeare had bought New Place, the largest house

in Stratford. During the next three years he bought other property in Stratford and in

London. The year before, his father, probably at Shakespeare's suggestion, applied for

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