Question
Why was the Globe built in Bankside? (8 marks)
Mark scheme — Levels 1–4. Key points:
- Outside City of London authority — escape Puritan-influenced city aldermen.
- Existing entertainment district (bear-baiting, brothels, inns).
- Accessible from city via wherrymen and London Bridge.
- Existing audience.
- Lower property costs than within walls.
- Other theatres (Rose, Swan) already there.
- Reveals tension between city authorities and theatre.
- Shows commercial logic of Elizabethan entertainment industry.
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