... Oxford soon followed. It was at these schools that he learned to act in the plays from such playwrights as Christopher Marlowe and Thomas Kyd. Jonathan played Horatio in Kyd's play "The Spanish Tragedy." (c.1584-89) Although he had furthered his abilities in school, he wanted to begin a career on the professional stage. He knew that being a player among a theater ... the stage. He was made to travel with the troupe with little pay and meager amounts of food. Eager to learn what he could from every play, he developed different acting styles for each play. Anders learned about comic timi...

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... people. The Globe opened in 1599 as a big sensation. This new theatre had a thatched roof, was in the shape of a circle, and the middle area had no ceiling. A little more than twelve years passed and then destruction hit the Globe. A cannon from a play caused the roof to catch on fire, burning the Globe to the ground, in just one hour. Luckily everyone ... , and one tragedy. These plays are said to stress the actions rather than the depiction of characters. The plays written during this period were, The Comedy of Errors, Henry VI, Richard III, The Taming of the Shrew, Titus Andronicus, T...

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