In today's society, there are things like television, movies, the Internet, cell phones, and video games for entertainment. None of these luxuries existed in the days of the Elizabethan theatre, but that does not mean there were no sources of entertainment available. Instead of going to the movies or playing video games, Renaissance people flocked to the Globe Theater to see the works written by the great William Shakespeare. The Globe Theatre, also known as Shakespeare's Globe, was not only the most important facility for Shakespeare's dramatic career, but also the pinnacle of lively environment with citizens in a frenzy for entertainment. The Globe Theater was one of the greatest theaters of the Elizabethan era due to its grand design, atmosphere and rich history. In 1598, Shakespeare's theater group, Chamberlain's Men, was facing a major crisis when their twenty-year lease on the theater had expired. . Landowner Giles Allen, a puritanical man who disapproved of theatrical productions, increased the price of the Theater's rent to an exorbitant level and when the troop failed to accept these new terms they had no choice but to move. With all the failed attempts to negotiate new terms for the rent and lease, Giles Allen planned to demolish the Theater and capitalize on the building materials. This plan was halted when James Burbage found a clause in the previous lease that allowed them to dismantle the building themselves. Chamberlain's men worked through the night to dismantle the theater and transport all the timber to the south side of the Thames, where the new Globe Theater was being built (Stock, 2014). The original Globe Theater opened in the autumn of 1599 and was one of the...... middle of paper ......, 20 August). Queen Elizabeth: Shakespeare's patroness. Retrieved from Shakespeare Online website: http://www.shakespeare-online.com/biography/patronelizabeth.html Elizabethan literature. (2014). In Student Resources in Context. Retrieved from the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. (Membership No. GALE|EJ2181500178)The Globe Theatre. (2006.). Retrieved from PlayShakespeare.com websiteMabillard, A. (2008, August 20). Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Retrieved from Shakespeare Online website Schoenbaum, S. (2003). The Globe Theatre. In the exploration of Shakespeare. Retrieved from the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. (Accession No. GALE|EJ2115602285)Stock, J. (2014, April 10). The Globe Theater is built: 1599. GlobalEvents. Retrieved from the Gale Virtual Reference Library database. (Accession no. GALE|NMMNCG472191692)