’s first effort of writing a dramatic play was rejected and never shown. Next he wrote two plays, Pericles and Titus Andronicus that did become successful. Later he wrote several more plays, even after the criticism and putdowns, he never gave up and continued with many more successful writings. After 20 years of writing he moved back to Stratford where he died on April 23 1616. The reason of Shakespeare’s death is not Known.James owned the Theatre, which was later to be known as The Globe Burbage. In 1597 James Burbage died, leaving The Theatre to his two sons, who later tore down the theatre and in less than eight months built The Globe. In order to finance the construction of The Globe the Burbages gave half ownership of the theatre to five members of the Chamberlains Men, one of which was William Shakespeare. For the next ten years the Globe was the stage of Shakespeare’s greatest plays. Unfortunately in 1613 a fire during a performance of Henry VIII destroyed The Globe. However, no time was wasted in rebuilding The Globe, and by June 1614 the new theatre opened. The costumes that were used in Shakespeare’s Othello were very traditional at the time. Women wore exquisite long dresses to show their beauty and innocence. They also wore corsets to show the curves on their body so they could look more feminine, while men wore fancy shirts that flared around their necks and wrists. But we must also keep in mind that in Shakespeare’s time Woman were also played by men, or rather young boys, because women weren’t allowed to be in plays. The point of the costumes were to make the woman (or men) look more gentle and feminine, while making the men look rough and handsome....
