The Globe Theatre
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The Globe Theatre was a famous Elizabethan playhouse in London closely associated with William Shakespeare and the performance of many of his plays.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T912279 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Globe Theatre Context triple: [English Renaissance drama, majorVenue, The Globe Theatre]
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A.
The Globe
The Globe is a traditional English pub serving as a local social hub in the village of Luddenden Foot in West Yorkshire.
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B.
The Globe
The Globe is a major American daily newspaper based in Boston, widely recognized for its influential journalism and multiple Pulitzer Prize–winning investigations.
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C.
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre was an early 18th-century London playhouse notable for staging influential works of the period, including John Gay’s "The Beggar’s Opera."
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D.
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal is a historic and prominent performing arts venue in Newcastle upon Tyne, renowned for hosting major theatre, opera, and touring productions.
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E.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Globe Theatre Target entity description: The Globe Theatre was a famous Elizabethan playhouse in London closely associated with William Shakespeare and the performance of many of his plays.
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A.
The Globe
The Globe is a traditional English pub serving as a local social hub in the village of Luddenden Foot in West Yorkshire.
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B.
The Globe
The Globe is a major American daily newspaper based in Boston, widely recognized for its influential journalism and multiple Pulitzer Prize–winning investigations.
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C.
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre
Lincoln's Inn Fields Theatre was an early 18th-century London playhouse notable for staging influential works of the period, including John Gay’s "The Beggar’s Opera."
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D.
Theatre Royal
Theatre Royal is a historic and prominent performing arts venue in Newcastle upon Tyne, renowned for hosting major theatre, opera, and touring productions.
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E.
Swan Theatre
Swan Theatre is an intimate Elizabethan-style playhouse in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, known for staging productions by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan playhouse
ⓘ
open-air amphitheatre ⓘ theatre building ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Elizabethan ⓘ |
| associatedWith | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| audienceCapacity | about 3000 people ⓘ |
| builtBy |
a company of actors including William Shakespeare
ⓘ
King's Men ⓘ
surface form:
the Lord Chamberlain's Men
|
| builtFrom | timbers of The Theatre in Shoreditch ⓘ |
| causeOfFire | stage cannon misfire during a performance of Henry VIII ⓘ |
| closed | 1642 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod |
English Renaissance
ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethan era
Stuart period ⓘ
surface form:
Jacobean era
|
| demolished | 1644 ⓘ |
| demolishedBy | order of the Puritan authorities ⓘ |
| destroyed | 1613 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy | fire ⓘ |
| feature |
open yard exposed to the sky
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standing area for groundlings ⓘ surrounding tiered galleries ⓘ thrust stage projecting into the yard ⓘ |
| inspired |
The Globe Theatre
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Shakespeare's Globe (modern reconstruction)
|
| languageOfPerformance | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Southwark ⓘ |
| locatedOn | the south bank of the River Thames ⓘ |
| notableWorkPerformed |
As You Like It
ⓘ
Hamlet ⓘ Henry V (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Henry V
Julius Caesar ⓘ King Lear ⓘ Macbeth ⓘ Othello (play) ⓘ
surface form:
Othello
Twelfth Night ⓘ |
| opened | 1599 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | shareholders from the Lord Chamberlain's Men ⓘ |
| primaryUse | performance of plays ⓘ |
| rebuilt | 1614 ⓘ |
| roofType | thatched roof over the stage and galleries ⓘ |
| shape | roughly circular ⓘ |
| shareholder |
Cuthbert Burbage
ⓘ
Henry Condell ⓘ John Heminges ⓘ Richard Burbage ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| siteRediscovered | late 20th century archaeological excavations in Southwark ⓘ |
| ticketPriceRange | from cheap standing places to more expensive gallery seats ⓘ |
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Subject: The Globe Theatre Description of subject: The Globe Theatre was a famous Elizabethan playhouse in London closely associated with William Shakespeare and the performance of many of his plays.
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